Journal profile
Frontiers in Bird Science
ISSN 2813-3870 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Bird Science: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 13 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Bird Science is published by Frontiers Media S.A.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 52.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Birds captivate our attention. Some stun us with their beauty, others with their jaw-dropping courtship displays. Their songs bring joy to dawn and their feats of flight astound us. We share the planet with feathered creatures who signal trouble ahead and, all at once, reveal incredible resilience to change. Our fascination with their richness, their diverse ways of living, and our concern that they prosper despite human influence on our shared environment drive scientific studies of birds. Frontiers in Bird Science publishes high-quality scientific studies of birds, whether the birds are wild, captive, or domesticated, and makes those studies instantly available to everyone through Gold Open Access. Led by Field Chief Editor W. Douglas Robinson from Oregon State University, the journal contains traditional specialty sections, such as Ecology and Behavior, Conservation and Management, and others. It also includes sections focused on new opportunities to transform our understanding of birds with technological innovation, such as the burgeoning study of avian Movements and Migration facilitated by tracking technology and the comparatively new culture of promoting synthetic studies from movement data shared in public databases. The unique public appeal of birds will be elevated by openly and rapidly sharing rigorous scientific studies of birds. Indeed, many important discoveries about birds currently (and no doubt increasingly in the future) arise from observations collected and contributed by bird enthusiasts. Ornithology has a long and rich history of amateur contributions to scientific discovery. The rapidly increasing importance of online databases filled with hundreds of millions of bird observations across the globe pose enormous opportunities to improve our understanding of birds, as well as the people who love them. The collaboration between scientists and enthusiasts promises to be fruitful for a very long time indeed. Given this opportunity, Frontiers in Bird Science includes a specialty section on the Science of Birding, where analyses of community science data, exploration of the human dimensions of bird study, and even investigations of opportunities to improve the accuracy and reliability of public contributions of data are encouraged. The journal aligns with the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Life on Land, with a particular focus on protecting and promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems crucial for bird habitats. This in
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, United Kingdom 2, Poland 2, Israel 2, Germany 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science29.2%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science11.2%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science2.8%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology2.8%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Astrophysics Data System, CLOCKSS, CrossrefPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.68OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 55,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 67 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 101 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 86 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 30 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CHF 1,950 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
Figures, tables, and images published under CC-BY; permission required for copyrighted third-party material. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
Open access under CC-BY v4.0 since July 2012; author retains copyright. Model summary
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
CrossMark policy to alert readers to content changes. Model summary
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2813-3870
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Bird Science
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Bird Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 13 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Frontiers in Bird Science based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), United Kingdom (2) and Poland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Bird Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Bird Science is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Frontiers in Bird Science open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Bird Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .