Journal profile · Ornithology
Waterbirds
ISSN 1524-4695 · The Waterbird Society · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1999
Waterbirds: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.65; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Waterbirds is published by The Waterbird 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 Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Waterbirds is an international scientific journal of the Waterbird Society. The journal is published four times a year (March, June, September and December) and specializes in the biology, abundance, ecology, management and conservation of all waterbird species living in marine, estuarine and freshwater habitats. Waterbirds welcomes submission of scientific articles and notes containing the results of original studies worldwide, unsolicited critical commentary and reviews of appropriate topics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Ornithology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science31.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science5%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology3.7%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science3.2%
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
- 0.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 910OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,977 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 18 | 4 |
| 2025 | 47 | 1 | 27 |
| 2024 | 48 | 4 | 57 |
| 2023 | 58 | 4 | 189 |
| 2022 | 16 | 1 | 42 |
| 2021 | 60 | 16 | 194 |
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)
- 6–12 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- The Waterbird Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1524-4695
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Waterbirds
What CAS zone is Waterbirds in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Waterbirds 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 Waterbirds?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.65; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Waterbirds?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Waterbirds?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Waterbirds is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Waterbirds open access, and what is the APC?
Waterbirds is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .