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Journal of Avian Biology is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.9), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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ISSN 0908-8857Verify ISSN ↗1600-048XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | 173 / 520 | 66th | Q2 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | 296 / 736 | 59th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1994–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.9.
Journal of Avian Biology is Q2 in Animal Science and Zoology (rank 173 of 520) and Q2 in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (rank 296 of 736), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Avian Biology is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 66th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.604, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 93.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,860 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Journal of Avian Biology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0908-8857 and its online ISSN is 1600-048X.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Avian Biology has an h-index of 110 and a 2-year mean of 3.31 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #40 of 502 Scopus journals in Animal Science and Zoology.
Journal of Avian Biology published 95 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 148. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 99 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (18.5%), Germany (8.2%) and United Kingdom (7%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.4 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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