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Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Wilson Ornithological Society · United States · Est. 1895

ISSN1559-4491eISSN1938-5447

SJR Q3✓ 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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.239

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.334

Total Worksi

2,579

Total Citationsi

22,320

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology publishes research on ornithology, including the study of living birds and their behavior, ecology, adaptive physiology, evolution, biogeography, taxonomy, population and community ecology, conservation, foraging, seasonal breeder, range (biology), avian clutch size, and abundance (ecology).

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1895

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,579

Publisher OrgWilson Ornithological Society

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wilson Ornithological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1559-4491 / 1938-5447

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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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

113

674

2019

134

441

2020

113

249

2021

113

244

2022

102

2023

2024

2025

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 ZoologyQ3

EcologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ornithology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Avian ecology and behaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Behavior and ReproductionPlant and animal studiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBird parasitology and diseasesAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Frequently asked questions about Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Is Wilson Journal of Ornithology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Wilson Journal of Ornithology: 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 Wilson Journal of Ornithology?

Wilson Journal of Ornithology 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 0.48.

Is Wilson Journal of Ornithology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Wilson Journal of Ornithology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.