Avocetta

Centro Italiano Studi Ornitologici · Italy · Est. 1953

ISSN2420-9589

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.171

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.563

Total Worksi

178

Total Citationsi

186

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Avocetta publishes peer-reviewed original research, meta-analyses, reviews and short communications in a variety of ornithological fields including ecology, behavioural ecology, ethology, phylogeography, taxonomy, biogeography, and conservation. Although we accept contributions from any region of the world, the journal’s main target attains to the Palearctic bioregion.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageItalian, English

1st Year Published1953

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications178

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Centro Italiano Studi Ornitologici

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2420-9589

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Italian, 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

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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 ZoologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Avian ecology and behaviorSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationBird parasitology and diseasesMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaWildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionFish Ecology and Management StudiesInsects and Parasite Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Avocetta

Is Avocetta a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Avocetta: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Avocetta?

Avocetta is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.171.

Is Avocetta indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Avocetta is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.