Journal profile · Ecology
Oryx
ISSN 0030-6053 · eISSN 1365-3008 · Cambridge University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1950
Oryx: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.54; fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 166 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oryx is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Nutrition, Health, and Society Studies, together about 34.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published for Fauna & FloraOryx—The International Journal of Conservation is a bimonthly, peer-reviewed, open access journal of biodiversity conservation, conservation policy and sustainable use, and the interaction of these subjects with social, economic and political issues. The journal has a particular interest in material that has the potential to improve conservation management and practice, supports the publishing and communication aspirations of conservation researchers and practitioners worldwide and helps build capacity for conservation. Besides articles and short communications, Oryx regularly publishes reviews, forum sections and letters, and every issue includes comprehensive reporting of international conservation news. For a personal subscription please visit: www.fauna-flora.org/appeals/oryx
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science19.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.8%
- Nutrition, Health, and Society StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences6.2%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology5.9%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 29Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,099OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,543 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 84 | 17 |
| 2025 | 166 | 166 | 129 |
| 2024 | 192 | 192 | 253 |
| 2023 | 195 | 195 | 830 |
| 2022 | 182 | 182 | 963 |
| 2021 | 188 | 188 | 1,421 |
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)
- 18–36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 33 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 | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted10
- articleOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- book reviewOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- conservation newsOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- editorialOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- forum articleOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- forum article responseOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- letterOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- letter responseOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- reviewOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
- short communicationOryx accepts the following types of articles: Article* Forum Article* Forum Article Response* Review* Short Communication* Book Review** Conservation News** Let…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Article types considered research articles for Gold Open Access funding: Article, Forum Article, Forum Article Response, Review, Short Communication. Model summary
For the purposes of Gold Open Access funding, this journal considers these article types to be research articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1950
- ISSN
- 0030-6053
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-3008
- Society / sponsor
- Fauna and Flora International
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oryx
What CAS zone is Oryx in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Oryx is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Oryx?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.54; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Oryx?
Authors report an average review time of 18–36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Oryx?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oryx is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Oryx open access, and what is the APC?
Oryx is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .