Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Open Ornithology Journal
ISSN 1874-4532 · Bentham
Open Ornithology Journal: fully open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Ornithology Journal is published by Bentham. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Avian ecology and behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, together about 49.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Open Ornithology Journal is an Open Access online journal, which publishes research articles, reviews/mini-reviews, letters and guest edited single topic issues in all important areas of ornithology including avian behaviour,genetics, phylogeography , conservation, demography, ecology, evolution, and morphology. The Open Ornithology Journal, a peer-reviewed journal, is an important and reliable source of current information on developments in the field. The emphasis will be on publishing quality papers rapidly and making them freely available to researchers worldwide.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science26.9%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.5%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology6.1%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.3%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q3 | 292/448 | — |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 91 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 93 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 98 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Bentham
- ISSN
- 1874-4532
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Ornithology Journal
Which databases index Open Ornithology Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Ornithology Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Open Ornithology Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Open Ornithology Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .