Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Avocetta
ISSN 0404-4266 · eISSN 2420-9589 · Centro Italiano Studi Omitologici · Italy
Avocetta: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Avocetta is published by Centro Italiano Studi Omitologici. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, together about 64.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science33.6%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science16.8%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science14.3%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science11.4%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology3%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science2.6%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q4 | 426/520 | 18th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 637/736 | 13th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 68 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 65 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 34 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 29 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- 3–8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- short communicationles; Reviews (including meta-analyses); Short communications (comprising novel, technical or methodological notes) – max 3000 words including main text and capt…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Declaration required for use of generative AI in writing. Model summary
Authors who have used AI, or AI-assisted tools, are required to include a declaration, entitled "Declaration on Generative AI and AI-Assisted Technologies in the Writing Process"
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Manuscripts accepted in English; exceptionally in Italian, translated at authors' cost if accepted. Model summary
Avocetta accepts submission of manuscripts in English and only publishes in this language. However, we exceptionally accept submissions in Italian, assuming that, if eventually accepted, manuscripts will be translated to English at cost in charge to the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data accessibility statement encouraged. Model summary
Avocetta strongly encourages to provide a statement about where data supporting the results reported in a published article can be found
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
DOI assigned immediately upon acceptance; continuous publishing. Model summary
Once a manuscript has been accepted, a DOI will be immediately assigned
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Avocetta does not charge publication fees to authors (APC, article-processing charge) and is therefore a "diamond open-access” journal, providing a unique opportunity to publish high-quality content that is internationally accessible to any reader at no cost.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial evaluation by Associate Editor; peer review by at least two anonymous referees. Model summary
Submissions will be evaluated at a first step by one of the Associate Editors, who will decide whether to send it out to external referees. Successively, manuscript will be reviewed by at least two anonymous referees
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Centro Italiano Studi Omitologici
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0404-4266
- Electronic ISSN
- 2420-9589
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Avocetta
How long does peer review take at Avocetta?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Avocetta?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: 3–8; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Avocetta?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Avocetta is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Avocetta open access, and what is the APC?
Avocetta is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .