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ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL
ISSN 1075-4377 · Neotropical Ornithological Society · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1990
ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.36; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL is published by Neotropical Ornithological Society and is in Zone 4 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, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 43.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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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 Science24.4%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science11.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology5.2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ornithology | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.8OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 40,198,248Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 407 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 64 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 66 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 74 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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
- Neotropical Ornithological Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1990
- ISSN
- 1075-4377
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL
What CAS zone is ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ornithology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.36; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 16.
How long does peer review take at ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL open access, and what is the APC?
ORNITOLOGIA NEOTROPICAL 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: .