Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Hornero
ISSN 0073-3407 · eISSN 1850-4884 · Asociacion Omitologica del Plata
Hornero: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hornero is published by Asociacion Omitologica del Plata. 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 55.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El Hornero publica resultados originales de investigación sobre biología de aves. Los artículos pueden ser teóricos o empíricos, de campo o de laboratorio, de carácter metodológico, de revisión de información o de ideas, referidos a cualquiera de las áreas de la ornitología. La revista está orientada –aunque no restringida- a las aves del Neotrópico. Se aceptan trabajos escritos en español o inglés.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 21, United States 2, Chile 2, Colombia 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science35.2%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology9.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science4.1%
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 | Q3 | 388/520 | 25th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 588/736 | 20th |
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 196OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,814 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 392 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 454 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 536 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 417 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 313 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 317 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
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-NC |
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)
Article types accepted5
- artículosArtículosLength not stated
- comunicaciones brevesComunicaciones BrevesLength not stated
- punto de vistaPunto de Vista (preferiblemente hasta 4.000 palabras): trabajos de opinión del tipo “ideas y perspectivas”, basados en la bibliografía sobre ornitología en gene…Length not stated
- revisiones bibliográficasRevisiones Bibliográficas (hasta 10.000 palabras): artículos que realizan una evaluación comprensiva de bibliografía publicada sobre tópicos relevantes para la …Length not stated
- revisiones de librosEl Hornero puede considerar revisiones de libros.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Open access
No APC, no subscription fees Model summary
La publicación de trabajos en El Hornero y el acceso al contenido de la revista no tiene costo alguno.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Confidential peer review Model summary
El proceso de arbitraje es confidencial, a menos que algún revisor prefiera lo contrario.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality requirement Model summary
El manuscrito no ha sido publicado ni está siendo considerado para su publicación en otras revistas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Revista científica nacional sobre ornitología del Neotrópico, administrada por el Departamento Científico de Aves Argentinas. Model summary
El Hornero es la revista científica nacional sobre ornitología del Neotrópico, administrada por el Departamento Científico de Aves Argentinas.
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
- Asociacion Omitologica del Plata
- ISSN
- 0073-3407
- Electronic ISSN
- 1850-4884
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hornero
Where are the editorial board members of Hornero based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (21), United States (2) and Chile (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hornero?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hornero is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hornero open access, and what is the APC?
Hornero 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .