Journal profile · Ecology
Oikos
ISSN 0030-1299 · eISSN 1600-0706 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · DENMARK · Monthly · Founded 1949
Oikos: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.92; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,640; review about 174 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 270 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oikos is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, together about 44.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Oikos</em> is a leading and long-standing ecology journal, publishing innovative empirical and theoretical research spanning diverse taxa, systems, and disciplines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Editor-in-chief Pedro Peres-NetoPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science18.7%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17.6%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.92LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 164LetPub ·
- h-index
- 297OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,633OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 59.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 256LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 256Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 729,160Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,885 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 202 | 144 | 78 |
| 2025 | 270 | 204 | 572 |
| 2024 | 171 | 123 | 1,085 |
| 2023 | 183 | 130 | 1,676 |
| 2022 | 179 | 119 | 2,587 |
| 2021 | 231 | 124 | 5,294 |
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
174 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)
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 174 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,640 / EUR 2,730 / GBP 1,880 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1949
- ISSN
- 0030-1299
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0706
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 2026, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oikos
What CAS zone is Oikos in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Oikos is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Oikos?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.92; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 297.
How long does peer review take at Oikos?
The publisher reports about 174 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 30% (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 Oikos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oikos is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Oikos open access, and what is the APC?
Oikos is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,640.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .