Ecology · 95 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Ecology
The top Ecology 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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- 3Records of the Australian Museum5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Australian MuseumOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 4FEMS Microbiology Ecology5.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 6Methods in Ecology and Evolution3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7International Journal of Sediment Research3.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 9Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Frontiers MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 13Conservation Physiology2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14Global Ecology and Conservation2.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15Microbes and Environments2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Japanese Society Of Microbial EcologyOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Endangered Species Research2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Inter-ResearchOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 18Diversity2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Conservation Science and Practice2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Society for Conservation BiologyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Aquatic Invasions1.6 cites/paper · Q1 · Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Antarctic Science1.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 23Folia Parasitologica1.8 cites/paper · Q2 · Institute of Parasitology of the Czech Academy of SciencesOpen AccessScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Zoosystematics and Evolution1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Pensoft PublishersOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Revista chilena de historia natural1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 27Journal of Freshwater Ecology1.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Taylor & FrancisOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 28BioInvasions Records1.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Journal of Limnology1.2 cites/paper · Q2 · PAGEPress (Italy)Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30Journal of Field Ornithology1.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Association of Field OrnithologistsOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
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- 36Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad0.6 cites/paper · Q3 · National Autonomous University of MexicoOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 37Folia Malacologica0.5 cites/paper · Q3 · Bogucki Wydawnictwo NaukoweOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
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- 39Journal of Threatened Taxa0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Wildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 40Revista de Biología Tropical0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · Vicerractoría InvestigaciónOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb 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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