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Behavioral Ecology

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1979

ISSN1465-7279

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.89

H-Indexi

175

SNIPi

1.03

Total Worksi

5,107

Total Citationsi

244,321

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Behavioral Sciences; Ecology; Zoology; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencySix No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,107

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1465-7279

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

218

4.2k

2019

154

2.4k

2020

158

2.3k

2021

118

1.3k

2022

122

871

2023

113

514

2024

156

335

2025

118

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesEcologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Behavior and ReproductionPlant and animal studiesAvian ecology and behaviorInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorAmphibian and Reptile BiologyPrimate Behavior and EcologyAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Behavioral Ecology

Is Behavioral Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Behavioral Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Behavioral Ecology?

Behavioral Ecology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.12.

Is Behavioral Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Behavioral Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Behavioral Ecology?