Journal profile · Zoology
Wildlife Research
ISSN 1035-3712 · eISSN 1448-5494 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 12 issues per year · Founded 1974
Wildlife Research: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; hybrid open access; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 50%; 105 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wildlife Research is published by CSIRO Publishing and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wildlife Research is an international journal, covering all aspects of the ecology, management and conservation of wild animals in natural and modified habitats. The journal welcomes original research, as well as reviews and syntheses, on pest and invasive species impacts and management, global change, restoration and connectivity, fire ecology, and all aspects of the conservation of threatened species, alongside a broad range of other topics in the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief Sarah LeggePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science28.9%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science10.8%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science6%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary3.8%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | 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
- 1.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,560OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 96LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,496 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 40 | 12 |
| 2025 | 105 | 77 | 172 |
| 2024 | 88 | 63 | 349 |
| 2023 | 93 | 60 | 501 |
| 2022 | 97 | 60 | 841 |
| 2021 | 79 | 35 | 979 |
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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- original researchThe journal welcomes original research, as well as reviews and synthesesLength not stated
- reviewsThe journal welcomes original research, as well as reviews and synthesesLength not stated
- synthesesThe journal welcomes original research, as well as reviews and synthesesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access articles
Sensory pollution effects on koala calling behaviour: a preliminary phantom road experiment Designing meta-population genetic management for a small, endangered passerine with fragmented range Spatial ecology of numbats (Myrmecobius fasciatus) in multi-use forests: insights from new GPS tracking technology Management, demographic and dietary insights from 7 years of aerial shooting of feral pigs i…
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 12 issues per year
- Founded
- 1974
- ISSN
- 1035-3712
- Electronic ISSN
- 1448-5494
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wildlife Research
What CAS zone is Wildlife Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wildlife Research is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Zoology / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Wildlife Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 111.
How long does peer review take at Wildlife Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “50%”. 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 Wildlife Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wildlife Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Wildlife Research open access, and what is the APC?
Wildlife Research is a hybrid 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: .