Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club
ISSN 0007-1595 · British Ornithologists' Club
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club: fully open access; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club is published by British Ornithologists' Club. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Avian ecology and behavior, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 49.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
It caters for papers ranging from short notes to full papers by authors from many countries on systematics and taxonomy, and all the most important topics in the field of ornithology. It contains addenda and corrigenda to standard works. The Bulletin is almost certainly the journal in which most new forms are described and named.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editor-in-chief Guy KirwanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science34.4%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- History of Science and Natural HistoryArts and Humanities5.9%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology5.8%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q4 | 447/520 | 14th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 653/736 | 11th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 568 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 166 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 200 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 189 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 174 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 141 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 109 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access online-only publication since 2017 Model summary
from 2017 the Bulletin became an open access online-only publication
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
- British Ornithologists' Club
- ISSN
- 0007-1595
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club
Which databases index Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club is indexed in Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .