Journal profile · Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Avian Biology Research
ISSN 1758-1559 · eISSN 1758-1567 · Science and Technology Letters · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Avian Biology Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Avian Biology Research is published by Science and Technology Letters and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Bird parasitology and diseases, together about 47.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Avian Biology Research provides a forum for the publication of research in every field of ornithology. It covers all aspects of pure and applied or...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science25.3%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.4%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology8.7%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.5%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Animal Genetics and ReproductionBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Livestock and Poultry ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 10.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 549 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 5 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 2022 | 19 | 1 | 85 |
| 2021 | 21 | 4 | 74 |
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)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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
- Science and Technology Letters
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1758-1559
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-1567
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Avian Biology Research
What CAS zone is Avian Biology Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Avian Biology Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science / Ornithology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Avian Biology Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.8; CiteScore 2, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Avian Biology Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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 Avian Biology Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Avian Biology Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Avian Biology Research open access, and what is the APC?
Avian Biology Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .