Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Movement Ecology
ISSN 2051-3933 · BioMed Central · United Kingdom · Founded 2013
Movement Ecology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.95; fully open access; APC about USD 2,890; median 176 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Movement Ecology is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Movement Ecology is an open-access interdisciplinary journal publishing novel insights from empirical and theoretical approaches into the ecology of movement of the whole organism – either animals, plants or microorganisms – as the central theme. We welcome manuscripts on any taxa and any movement phenomena (e.g. foraging, dispersal and seasonal migration) addressing important research questions on the patterns, mechanisms, causes and consequences of organismal movement. Manuscripts will be rigorously peer-reviewed to ensure novelty and high quality.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Editor-in-chief Luca GiuggioliPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science16%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science15.7%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science6%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 3.95LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 399OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 768,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 711 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 78 | 21 |
| 2025 | 95 | 95 | 238 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 630 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | 1,148 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 1,190 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 1,626 |
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
176 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 135 days – 268 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 217 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (191 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)
- about 23 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 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 | EUR 2,390 / USD 2,890 / GBP 2,090 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,790 / EUR 2,290 / GBP 1,990 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,990 / USD 2,790 / EUR 2,290 | Yes | — |
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2013
- ISSN
- 2051-3933
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Movement Ecology
What CAS zone is Movement Ecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Movement Ecology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Ecology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Movement Ecology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.95; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Movement Ecology?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 176 days (interquartile range 135–268 days); authors report an average review time of about 23 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.
Which databases index Movement Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Movement Ecology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Movement Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Movement Ecology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,890.
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: .