Journal rankings · indicator year 2021
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Subfield ranking · 2021
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal rankings 2021
147 ranked journals · Subfield in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics has 147 ranked journals in 2021. The median journal has an OJR of 0.55, below the world average of 1.00, down 0.03 on 2020; Q1 starts at OJR 1.02. The top three are Ecology Letters, Functional Ecology, and Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences.
Ranks and citation indicators: 2021. 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 2018–2020, the window the 2021 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)
147 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 2020. This is OpenJournalRank’s own count, not Clarivate’s Journal Impact Factor. | Citable documents (articles, reviews and conference papers) published in 2018–2020, the window the 2021 OJR is computed on. A journal needs at least 30 to be ranked. | Share of the journal’s 2018–2020 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 2012 to 2021. | Compare |
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1Ecology LettersWiley · United Kingdom | 4.16Q1 | 11.39 2.06 up from 2020 | 580 | 58% | $5,300 | ||
2Functional EcologyOAWiley · United Kingdom | 2.45Q1 | 6.18 0.81 up from 2020 | 647 | 54% | $3,000 | ||
3Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesRoyal Society · United Kingdom | 2.43Q1 | 6.19 0.07 up from 2020 | 1,784 | 100% | — | ||
4The Botanical ReviewSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 2.12Q1 | 5.40 1.93 up from 2020 | 33 | 13% | $3,790 | ||
5International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and ManagementOAEmerald Publishing Limited · United Kingdom | 2.10Q1 | 4.25 1.56 up from 2020 | 110 | 100% | $1,839 | ||
6Systematic EntomologyWiley · United Kingdom | 2.01Q1 | 4.83 1.02 up from 2020 | 168 | 35% | $4,520 | ||
7OikosWiley · United Kingdom | 1.91Q1 | 4.98 1.23 up from 2020 | 423 | 54% | $3,640 | ||
8Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and SystematicsAnnual Reviews · United States | 1.86Q1 | 17.60 2.02 up from 2020 | 73 | 70% | — | ||
9Biology LettersOARoyal Society · United Kingdom | 1.73Q1 | 4.48 0.23 up from 2020 | 646 | 100% | — | ||
10Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global ChangeSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.62Q1 | 4.89 0.83 up from 2020 | 151 | 41% | $3,490 | ||
11The American NaturalistUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 1.60Q1 | 4.06 0.53 up from 2020 | 503 | 45% | — | ||
12Basic and Applied EcologyOAElsevier BV · Germany | 1.57Q1 | 4.20 0.99 up from 2020 | 205 | 53% | $1,800 | ||
13Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionElsevier BV · United States | 1.56Q1 | 4.85 0.45 up from 2020 | 871 | 44% | $3,830 | ||
14Insect Conservation and DiversityWiley · United Kingdom | 1.54Q1 | 4.74 1.69 up from 2020 | 158 | 48% | $4,750 | ||
15CladisticsWiley · United States | 1.53Q1 | 3.92 1.22 down from 2020 | 98 | 29% | $3,960 | ||
16Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologySpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.49Q1 | 3.13 0.07 up from 2020 | 507 | 47% | $3,590 | ||
17Animal BehaviourElsevier BV · United Kingdom | 1.43Q1 | 2.90 0.06 up from 2020 | 816 | 41% | $2,740 | ||
18Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and SystematicsElsevier BV · Germany | 1.42Q1 | 3.80 0.42 up from 2020 | 122 | 26% | $3,570 | ||
19EvolutionOxford University Press · United States | 1.42Q1 | 3.54 0.42 up from 2020 | 692 | 50% | $3,214 | ||
20American Journal of BotanyWiley · United States | 1.38Q1 | 2.90 0.64 down from 2020 | 529 | 75% | $2,660 | ||
21Animal CognitionOASpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.37Q1 | 3.54 0.62 up from 2020 | 287 | 47% | $3,390 | ||
22The Quarterly Review of BiologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 1.33Q1 | 3.34 0.89 up from 2020 | 52 | 2% | — | ||
23Frontiers in ZoologyOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.32Q1 | 3.70 0.48 down from 2020 | 131 | 100% | $3,090 | ||
24ApidologieSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.32Q1 | 3.10 0.68 up from 2020 | 257 | 100% | $2,990 | ||
25Insect Systematics and DiversityOxford University Press | 1.26Q1 | 3.24 0.37 up from 2020 | 66 | 80% | $4,328 | ||
26Alpine BotanySpringer Science+Business Media · Switzerland | 1.24Q1 | 3.55 1.39 up from 2020 | 44 | 56% | $4,390 | ||
27International Journal of Plant SciencesUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 1.22Q1 | 2.62 0.37 up from 2020 | 198 | 20% | — | ||
28BiotropicaWiley · United States | 1.21Q1 | 2.97 0.42 up from 2020 | 332 | 30% | $2,630 | ||
29Journal of Systematics and EvolutionWiley · China | 1.19Q1 | 3.38 0.15 down from 2020 | 272 | 40% | $3,000 | ||
30Behavioral EcologyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.15Q1 | 2.76 0.46 up from 2020 | 558 | 52% | $3,906 | ||
31Journal of Insect ConservationSpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 1.14Q1 | 2.80 0.61 up from 2020 | 237 | 33% | $3,990 | ||
32Journal of Evolutionary BiologyOxford University Press · Switzerland | 1.13Q1 | 2.71 0.27 up from 2020 | 450 | 50% | $3,123 | ||
33Die NaturwissenschaftenSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.12Q1 | 2.63 0.36 up from 2020 | 175 | 39% | $3,790 | ||
34Botanical Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 1.12Q1 | 2.77 0.17 up from 2020 | 311 | 30% | $3,541 | ||
35Zoologica ScriptaWiley · Sweden | 1.10Q1 | 3.15 0.07 up from 2020 | 174 | 33% | $4,100 | ||
36Zoological LettersOABioMed Central · United Kingdom | 1.03Q1 | 3.57 0.46 up from 2020 | 82 | 100% | $2,090 | ||
37Ecological EntomologyWiley · United Kingdom | 1.02Q1 | 2.43 0.07 up from 2020 | 381 | 33% | $4,410 | ||
38Organisms Diversity & EvolutionSpringer Science+Business Media · Germany | 1.00Q2 | 2.59 0.03 down from 2020 | 109 | 64% | $3,690 | ||
39Evolutionary EcologySpringer Science+Business Media · Netherlands | 0.99Q2 | 2.21 0.34 down from 2020 | 157 | 28% | $2,590 | ||
40Web EcologyOACopernicus Publications · Germany | 0.97Q2 | 2.28 0.32 up from 2020 | 35 | 100% | — | ||
41FloraElsevier BV · Germany | 0.93Q2 | 2.48 0.34 up from 2020 | 409 | 20% | $2,900 | ||
42EthologyWiley · Germany | 0.90Q2 | 2.06 0.30 up from 2020 | 334 | 39% | $4,650 | ||
43Annals of the Missouri Botanical GardenMissouri Botanical Garden · United States | 0.88Q2 | 2.10 0.40 up from 2020 | 58 | 42% | — | ||
44Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press · United Kingdom | 0.86Q2 | 2.27 0.03 down from 2020 | 654 | 36% | $3,541 | ||
45Acta ChiropterologicaMuseum and Institute of Zoology · Poland | 0.85Q2 | 1.49 0.31 down from 2020 | 122 | 9% | — | ||
46Physiological and Biochemical ZoologyUniversity of Chicago Press · United States | 0.83Q2 | 2.12 0.22 down from 2020 | 139 | 20% | — | ||
47Australian Systematic BotanyCSIRO Publishing · Australia | 0.82Q2 | 1.96 0.75 up from 2020 | 92 | 33% | — | ||
48BehaviourBrill · Netherlands | 0.82Q2 | 1.53 0.40 down from 2020 | 172 | 30% | — | ||
49PalaeoentomologyMagnolia Press · New Zealand | 0.81Q2 | 1.50 0.27 down from 2020 | 164 | 73% | — | ||
50Journal of BryologyTaylor & Francis · United Kingdom | 0.80Q2 | 2.13 0.52 up from 2020 | 132 | 22% | — |
Subfields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics highlighted.
- Plant Science570
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics147
- Food Science138
- Animal Science and Zoology58
- Insect Science51
- Soil Science43
- Agronomy and Crop Science39
- Aquatic Science37
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences33
- Forestry1
- Horticulture0
Journals
Citations made in 2021. Corpus-wide, 87.7% of core-journal articles and reviews published that year have at least one matched reference; the share varies by journal and field.
27 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 2018–2020, 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: 2021. Publication window: 2018–2020. How these summaries are calculated
- Ranked journals
- 147
- Window papers (baseline)
- 72,753 -0.5% from indicator year 2018
- Median OJR
- 0.55 -10.0% from indicator year 2018
- Rising journals (2025)
- 5
Window papers are the baseline paper population: citable papers (articles, reviews and conference papers) from 2018–2020 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.