Journal profile · Ornithology
Journal of Avian Biology
ISSN 0908-8857 · eISSN 1600-048X · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · NORWAY · Quarterly · Founded 1994
Journal of Avian Biology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8; fully open access; APC about USD 2,860; review about 170 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Avian Biology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 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, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 55.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Journal of Avian Biology</em> is an open access ornithology journal covering the biology of birds, with a focus on ecological, evolutionary & behavioural studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ornithology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science25.9%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology5.9%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,899OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 79Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 309,219Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 22 |
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | 158 |
| 2024 | 74 | 74 | 592 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 299 |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | 859 |
| 2021 | 89 | 59 | 831 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
170 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 6–12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 39 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 170 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,860 / GBP 1,950 / EUR 2,290 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,860 / EUR 2,290 / GBP 1,950 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- NORWAY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0908-8857
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-048X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Avian Biology
What CAS zone is Journal of Avian Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Avian Biology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Ornithology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Avian Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.8; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 110.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Avian Biology?
The publisher reports about 170 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49% (2025). 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.
Which databases index Journal of Avian Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Avian Biology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Avian Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Avian Biology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,860.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .