Ecology · 331 journals indexed
Best journals for Ecology
The top Ecology journals ranked by Scimago quartile, then cites/paper (OpenAlex, 2-year window), drawn from a 17,786-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the Journal Finder (a free account starts with 25 welcome credits).
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- 4Records of the Australian Museum5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Australian MuseumOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 5FEMS Microbiology Ecology5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 12Methods in Ecology and Evolution3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 15International Journal of Sediment Research3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 20Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 24Biodiversity and Conservation3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 26Journal of Comparative Physiology B2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 30Conservation Physiology2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 32Global Ecology and Conservation2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 34Microbes and Environments2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Japanese Society Of Microbial EcologyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 38Endangered Species Research2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Inter-ResearchOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Biological Invasions2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Bird Conservation International2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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