Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · 74 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
The top Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then cites/paper, 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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- 3Royal Society Open Science3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Royal SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Ecologica Montenegrina2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Centre for Biodiversity of MontenegroOpen AccessScopusPubMed
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- 6European Journal of Taxonomy1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Consortium of European Natural History MuseumsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 8Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Pensoft PublishersOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Psyche A Journal of Entomology1.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge Entomological ClubOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 11Biodiversity Data Journal1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Pensoft PublishersOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Cahiers Agricultures1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Université des Réseaux d'Expression FrançaiseOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 13European Journal of Entomology1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Institute of EntomologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 15Revue suisse de zoologie0.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Natural History Museum of GenevaOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Sociobiology1.1 cites/paper · Q3 · State University of Feira de SantanaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 17Acta Botanica Brasilica1.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Sociedade Botânica do BrasilOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 18Botanical Sciences0.8 cites/paper · Q3 · Sociedad Botánica de México, A. C.Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 19Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Acta Botanica Mexicana0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · Instituto de Ecología, UNAMOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 21Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux0.7 cites/paper · Q3 · French Agricultural Research Centre for International DevelopmentOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 22Revista Brasileira de Entomologia0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Entomological Society of BrazilOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 23Rodriguésia0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 25Edinburgh Journal of Botany0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghOpen AccessDOAJScopus
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- 27Revista Peruana de Biología0.3 cites/paper · Q3 · National University of San MarcosOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 28BOIS & FORETS DES TROPIQUES0.2 cites/paper · Q3 · Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développementOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
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- 30Acta Biológica Colombiana1.0 cites/paper · Q4 · National University of ColombiaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 31Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture0.6 cites/paper · Q4 · Korean Society of Environmental AgricultureOpen AccessScopus
- 32Bulletin de l Académie vétérinaire de France0.0 cites/paper · Q4 · Veterinary Academy of FranceOpen AccessScopusPubMed
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- 36European Scientific Journal ESJ0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · European Scientific InstituteOpen AccessPubMed
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- 38Journal of Applied Biosciences0.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · ELEWA BIOSCIENCES, F.a.C.T.LTDOpen Access
- 39International Journal of Progressive Sciences and Technologies0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 40Proceedings of the Karelian Research Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Karelian Research Centre of RASOpen AccessDOAJ
“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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