Journal rankings · indicator year 2013
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Subfield ranking · 2013
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal rankings 2013
137 ranked journals · Subfield in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics has 137 ranked journals in 2013. The median journal has an OJR of 0.70, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2012; Q1 starts at OJR 1.54. The top three are Ecology Letters, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, and Functional Ecology.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2013. Journal access status and listed APC: source snapshot September 23, 2026.
Journals whose main subfield sits in this category and that published at least 30 citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) in 2010–2012, the window the 2013 score is computed on.
The OpenJournalRank Indicator (OJR) is a free, publicly available metric of a journal’s field-normalized citation impact, computed from open OpenAlex citation data. It compares citations to a journal’s papers from the previous three years with the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and values can be compared across fields. It is computed with the NCI3 method.
The middle OJR among ranked journals in this category: half score higher, half lower. 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type.
The dot is this category, the solid tick is the median of all ranked journals and the dashed line is the world average.
Share of ranked journals in this category that are fully open access, so every paper is free to read. Hybrid journals, which sell subscriptions and open single papers for a fee, are not counted.
Median list price of the article processing charge, in US dollars, among ranked journals in this category that list a price above zero. Journals with a listed APC of $0 and journals with no known price are left out of this median. The At a glance table below gives a second median that includes the $0 prices.
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11)
137 ranked journals
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Rank is the position by OJR within the list on screen; 1 is the highest. | OJR is field-normalized 3-year citation impact: 1.00 is the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so values compare across fields. The badge is the journal’s quartile in this list. | Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is not field-normalized, so compare it only between journals of the same field. ▲ or ▼ is the change from 2012. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2010–2012, the window the 2013 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2010–2012 papers that are free to read in any open-access form. The green OA tag next to a title marks a fully open-access journal. | List price of the article processing charge in US dollars. “$0 listed” means the listed price is zero; a dash means no price is listed. | The line is the journal’s OJR from 2004 to 2013. | Compare |
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1Ecology LettersWiley · United Kingdom | 8.78Q1 | 12.29no change | 496 | 41% | $5,300 | ||
2Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 3.86Q1 | 6.22no change | 1,507 | 98% | — | ||
3Functional EcologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 3.67Q1 | 5.05 0.49 down from 2012 | 419 | 56% | $3,000 | ||
4Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and SystematicsElsevier BV · Germany | 3.44Q1 | 4.72 1.02 up from 2012 | 93 | 31% | $3,570 | ||
5The American NaturalistUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 3.35Q1 | 5.07 0.09 up from 2012 | 521 | 36% | — | ||
6EvolutionOxford University Press · United States | 2.81Q1 | 4.66 0.11 up from 2012 | 933 | 43% | $3,214 | ||
7The Quarterly Review of BiologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 2.75Q1 | 2.78 1.23 down from 2012 | 75 | 1% | — | ||
8OikosWiley · United Kingdom | 2.74Q1 | 3.95 0.45 up from 2012 | 722 | 25% | $3,640 | ||
9Biology LettersOARoyal Society · United Kingdom | 2.63Q1 | 4.24 0.40 up from 2012 | 740 | 98% | — | ||
10Frontiers in ZoologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 2.54Q1 | 3.70 1.21 down from 2012 | 102 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
11CladisticsWiley · United States | 2.46Q1 | 4.51 0.79 up from 2012 | 140 | 40% | $3,960 | ||
12Animal BehaviourElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 2.40Q1 | 3.57 0.38 up from 2012 | 1,082 | 20% | $2,740 | ||
13Basic and Applied EcologyOAElsevier BV · Germany | 2.39Q1 | 2.59 0.04 down from 2012 | 277 | 46% | $1,800 | ||
14Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionElsevier BV · United States | 2.34Q1 | 4.55 0.22 up from 2012 | 987 | 19% | $3,830 | ||
15Journal of Evolutionary BiologyOxford University Press · Switzerland | 2.33Q1 | 3.79 0.19 down from 2012 | 752 | 56% | $3,123 | ||
16Behavioral EcologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 2.26Q1 | 2.95 0.01 up from 2012 | 666 | 39% | $3,906 | ||
17Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global ChangeSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.25Q1 | 2.55 0.66 down from 2012 | 233 | 27% | $3,490 | ||
18Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 2.21Q1 | 2.78 0.32 down from 2012 | 567 | 19% | $3,590 | ||
19The Botanical ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.21Q1 | 2.85 0.15 up from 2012 | 62 | 11% | $3,790 | ||
20American Journal of BotanyWiley · United States | 1.97Q1 | 3.27 0.13 up from 2012 | 870 | 9% | $2,660 | ||
21Organisms Diversity & EvolutionSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.96Q1 | 3.49 0.50 up from 2012 | 117 | 42% | $3,690 | ||
22ApidologieSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.91Q1 | 1.81 0.42 down from 2012 | 225 | 95% | $2,990 | ||
23Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.88Q1 | 3.35 0.59 up from 2012 | 669 | 35% | $3,541 | ||
24Zoologica ScriptaWiley · Sweden | 1.82Q1 | 3.03 0.20 up from 2012 | 147 | 21% | $4,100 | ||
25The Open Ecology JournalOABentham Science Publishers · Netherlands | 1.80Q1 | 2.33 1.95 down from 2012 | 41 | 100% | — | ||
26Systematic EntomologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.79Q1 | 2.57 0.26 down from 2012 | 152 | 20% | $4,520 | ||
27Annals of the Missouri Botanical GardenMissouri Botanical Garden · United States | 1.69Q1 | 0.81 2.01 down from 2012 | 52 | 5% | — | ||
28Ecological EntomologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.67Q1 | 2.28 0.19 down from 2012 | 265 | 23% | $4,410 | ||
29Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and SystematicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.66Q1 | 15.70 2.27 up from 2012 | 62 | 10% | — | ||
30Animal CognitionOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.62Q1 | 3.36 0.38 up from 2012 | 280 | 30% | $3,390 | ||
31BiotropicaWiley · United States | 1.59Q1 | 2.52 0.38 up from 2012 | 315 | 15% | $2,630 | ||
32Evolutionary EcologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.59Q1 | 2.22 0.19 down from 2012 | 283 | 13% | $2,590 | ||
33Physiological and Biochemical ZoologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 1.57Q1 | 2.39 0.30 down from 2012 | 219 | 23% | — | ||
34Review of Palaeobotany and PalynologyElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.55Q1 | 2.13 0.08 up from 2012 | 320 | 24% | $3,260 | ||
35International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and ManagementOAEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 0.75 0.60 down from 2012 | 211 | 5% | $1,839 | ||
36Botanical Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.49Q2 | 2.98 0.46 up from 2012 | 283 | 29% | $3,541 | ||
37Die NaturwissenschaftenSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.48Q2 | 2.48 0.05 up from 2012 | 360 | 22% | $3,790 | ||
38Insect Conservation and DiversityWiley · United Kingdom | 1.47Q2 | 2.03 0.10 up from 2012 | 168 | 21% | $4,750 | ||
39Fieldiana Life and Earth SciencesUnited States | 1.44Q2 | 0.93 1.46 down from 2012 | 31 | 100% | — | ||
40International Journal of Plant SciencesUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 1.42Q2 | 1.93 0.13 up from 2012 | 260 | 17% | — | ||
41Arthropod Structure & DevelopmentElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.37Q2 | 2.46 0.30 up from 2012 | 157 | 10% | $3,290 | ||
42EthologyWiley · Germany | 1.26Q2 | 1.76 0.26 down from 2012 | 422 | 15% | $4,650 | ||
43FloraElsevier BV · Germany | 1.26Q2 | 1.87 0.03 up from 2012 | 314 | 16% | $2,900 | ||
44Terrestrial Arthropod ReviewsBrill · Netherlands | 1.23Q2 | 1.48 0.35 up from 2012 | 35 | 12% | — | ||
45The LichenologistCambridge University Press · United Kingdom | 1.16Q2 | 1.93 0.75 up from 2012 | 246 | 27% | $3,550 | ||
46Journal of BryologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 1.13Q2 | 1.82 0.21 up from 2012 | 133 | 8% | — | ||
47Behavioural ProcessesElsevier BV · Netherlands | 1.11Q2 | 1.86 0.13 up from 2012 | 447 | 28% | $3,550 | ||
48BehaviourBrill · Netherlands | 1.11Q2 | 1.67 0.19 down from 2012 | 248 | 13% | — | ||
49Australian Systematic BotanyCSIRO Publishing · Australia | 1.06Q2 | 1.41 0.19 down from 2012 | 74 | 5% | — | ||
50Journal of Insect ConservationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.06Q2 | 1.57 0.27 down from 2012 | 284 | 27% | $3,990 |
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics highlighted.
- Plant Science489
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics137
- Food Science106
- Insect Science53
- Animal Science and Zoology48
- Agronomy and Crop Science36
- Aquatic Science31
- Soil Science31
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences24
- Forestry1
- Horticulture0
Journals
Citations made in 2013. Corpus-wide, 76.9% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
43 additional Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journals with metrics are unranked under this release’s eligibility rules: a journal needs at least 30 citable documents in 2010–2012, at least 80% of them with a subfield, and a positive world-average expectation. Ranks are within the whole category; filters hide rows without re-ranking. OJR excludes self-citations.
At a glance
Indicator year: 2013. Publication window: 2010–2012. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 137
- Window papers (baseline)
- 66,489 +12.7% from indicator year 2010
- Median OJR
- 0.705 +2.5% from indicator year 2010
- Rising journals (2025)
- 5
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2010–2012 in all journals of the world-average baseline, including non-core journals, counted by each paper’s own subfield. They are not the papers of the ranked journals alone.
| Measure | Year series | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Ranked journals | 95 | 101 | 105 | 109 | 106 | 101 | 103 | 106 | 103 | 113 | 120 | 128 | 130 | 137 | 140 | 144 | 144 | 145 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 147 | 150 | 151 | 147 | 145 | |
| Window papers (baseline) | 29,541 | 33,040 | 34,931 | 36,852 | 36,959 | 39,032 | 41,685 | 45,017 | 48,550 | 53,297 | 59,000 | 64,284 | 66,440 | 66,489 | 67,535 | 70,051 | 72,548 | 73,555 | 73,117 | 72,516 | 71,728 | 72,753 | 74,109 | 73,873 | 72,350 | 73,578 | |
| Median OJR | 0.54 | 0.598 | 0.56 | 0.600 | 0.614 | 0.62 | 0.81 | 0.77 | 0.78 | 0.743 | 0.688 | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.705 | 0.737 | 0.686 | 0.67 | 0.699 | 0.608 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.503 | 0.505 | 0.45 |
How to read these rankings
- OJR, the OpenJournalRank Indicator
- A field-normalized 3-year citation impact, computed from OpenAlex with the NCI3 method. It divides the citations a journal’s papers received by the world average for papers of the same subfield, year and type, so 1.00 is the world average and 2.00 means twice as many citations as expected. Because it is normalized, it can be compared across fields. Read the methodology
- Quartiles
- Q1 to Q4 split the ranked journals of the list you are viewing into four equal groups by OJR. A journal’s quartile depends on the list: the same journal can be Q1 in its subfield and Q2 among all journals.
- Impact factor (2-year)
- Citations per paper over a two-year window, counted from OpenAlex. It is easy to compare with familiar impact factors but is not field-normalized, so compare it only within a field. It is not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. Why it differs from the Journal Impact Factor
- Rank ranges
- Each rank in the latest year carries a likely range from 1,000 resamples of the journal’s papers. Where two journals’ ranges overlap, the data cannot tell them apart, so treat neighbouring ranks as ties.