Journal profile · Ornithology
Emu-Austral Ornithology
ISSN 0158-4197 · eISSN 1448-5540 · CSIRO · AUSTRALIA · Quarterly
Emu-Austral Ornithology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 148 days to acceptance (68 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Emu-Austral Ornithology is published by CSIRO and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Plant and animal studies, together about 45.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Submit your paper here: https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/temu Emu – Austral Ornithology is the premier journal for original ornithological research and conceptual reviews of general ornithological topics, focusing on those which have relevance to the Southern Hemisphere and adjacent tropics. The journal has a long and proud tradition of publishing articles on many aspects of the biology of birds, particularly their conservation and management. Readership Emu – Austral Ornithology is for professional ornithologists, research scientists, resource managers, students and amateurs interested in any aspect of the biology and management of birds. Society Emu – Austral Ornithology is published on behalf of BirdLife Australia. Social Media Follow the journal on social media using the hashtags #Emu and #ornithology. Corresponding authors affiliated with an Austral institution or organisation may be eligible to publish their article open access at no cost to themselves. Check the Taylor & Francis open access agreements page to find out if you are eligible.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ornithology
Editor-in-chief Mike CherryPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 3, United States 1, Sweden 1, South Africa 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science26.2%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science14.2%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology4%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts, Biobase, BIOSIS, Zoological Record
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.61Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,564OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 90,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,839 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 14 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 24 | 53 |
| 2024 | 30 | 25 | 134 |
| 2023 | 44 | 21 | 174 |
| 2022 | 33 | 5 | 137 |
| 2021 | 43 | 16 | 230 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 99 days – 259 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (68 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 68 articles with submission and acceptance dates (78 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 78%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
Emu - Austral Ornithology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability a…
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
- CSIRO
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0158-4197
- Electronic ISSN
- 1448-5540
- Society / sponsor
- BirdLife Australia
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 126, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Emu-Austral Ornithology
What CAS zone is Emu-Austral Ornithology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Emu-Austral Ornithology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Ornithology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Emu-Austral Ornithology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.3; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Emu-Austral Ornithology?
Based on the dates recorded on 68 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 99–259 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 78%. 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 JCR quartile is Emu-Austral Ornithology in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Biology.
Where are the editorial board members of Emu-Austral Ornithology based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3), United States (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Emu-Austral Ornithology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Emu-Austral Ornithology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Emu-Austral Ornithology open access, and what is the APC?
Emu-Austral Ornithology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .