Journal profile · Zoology
Animal Behaviour
ISSN 0003-3472 · eISSN 1095-8282 · Academic Press Inc. · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1958
Animal Behaviour: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.28; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,740; review 2–4 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard (Elsevier website: 32%); 332 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Animal Behaviour is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and animal studies and Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, together about 45.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences24%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.4%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.4%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology6.5%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.28LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 150LetPub ·
- h-index
- 302OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12,656OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 55.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 327LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 17,319 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 255 | 172 | 85 |
| 2025 | 332 | 226 | 615 |
| 2024 | 283 | 209 | 1,168 |
| 2023 | 225 | 146 | 1,605 |
| 2022 | 237 | 126 | 2,609 |
| 2021 | 327 | 133 | 4,360 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 32%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,740 / EUR 2,560 / GBP 2,190 / JPY 339,840 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0003-3472
- Electronic ISSN
- 1095-8282
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Animal Behaviour
What CAS zone is Animal Behaviour in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Animal Behaviour is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Zoology / Behavioral Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Animal Behaviour?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.28; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 302.
How long does peer review take at Animal Behaviour?
Authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard (Elsevier website: 32%)”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Animal Behaviour?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Animal Behaviour is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Animal Behaviour open access, and what is the APC?
Animal Behaviour is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,740.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .