Austral Ecology

Austral Ecology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Plant and animal studies, together about 43% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Austral Ecology is the premier journal for basic and applied ecology in the Southern Hemisphere. As the official Journal of The Ecological Society of Australia (ESA), Austral Ecology addresses the commonality between ecosystems in Australia and many parts of southern Africa, South America, New Zealand and Oceania. For example many species in the unique biotas of these regions share common Gondwana ancestors. ESA's aim is to publish innovative research to encourage the sharing of information and experiences that enrich the understanding of the ecology of the Southern Hemisphere. Austral Ecology involves an editorial board with representatives from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Brazil and Argentina. These representatives provide expert opinions, access to qualified reviewers and act as a focus for attracting a wide range of contributions from countries across the region. Austral Ecology publishes original papers describing experimental, observational or theoretical studies on terrestrial, marine or freshwater systems, which are considered without taxonomic bias. Special thematic issues are published regularly, including symposia on the ecology of estuaries and soft sediment habitats, freshwater systems and coral reef fish.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Ecology

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

1.55LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

3.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.74LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

77LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

126OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,982OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.33OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

6.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

47.44%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

139LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

12–24 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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.

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Country or region

AUSTRALIA

Language

English

Frequency

Bimonthly

Founded

2000

ISSN

1442-9985

Electronic ISSN

1442-9993

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub