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Birds

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1974

ISSN2673-6004eISSN2673-6004

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.429

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.691

Total Worksi

264

Total Citationsi

1,211

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications264

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-6004 / 2673-6004

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1980

2020

437

2021

193

2022

177

2023

176

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 ZoologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ornithology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Avian ecology and behaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Behavior and ReproductionSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesBird parasitology and diseasesAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationAnimal and Plant Science Education

Frequently asked questions about Birds

Is Birds a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Birds: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Birds?

Birds 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 1.55.

Is Birds indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Birds is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Birds?