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Best Journals for Plant and animal studies (2026)

We track 62 journals in Plant and animal studies, with an average citation rate of 2.32 and average APC of $3156. 16 are open access.

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Top 10 Plant and animal studies Journals by Citation Rate

#1

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0169-5347

CR: 6.60

$6830

#2

New Phytologist

Wiley · ISSN: 0028-646X

CR: 6.15

$5510

#3

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0167-8809

CR: 5.45

$3690

#4

Ecology Letters

Wiley · ISSN: 1461-023X

CR: 5.43

$5050

#5

Current Biology

Elsevier · ISSN: 0960-9822

CR: 4.80

#6

Journal of Ecology

Wiley · ISSN: 0022-0477

CR: 4.27

$3400

#7

Ecography

Wiley · ISSN: 0906-7590 OA

CR: 3.87

$2200

#8

Journal of Applied Ecology

Wiley · ISSN: 0021-8901

CR: 3.86

$3400

#9

Functional Ecology

Wiley · ISSN: 0269-8463 OA

CR: 3.80

$3400

#10

Biological Conservation

Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0006-3207

CR: 3.52

$3570

All Plant and animal studies Journals

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

0169-5347

IF 6.60

New Phytologist

0028-646X

IF 6.15

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

0167-8809

IF 5.45

Ecology Letters

1461-023X

IF 5.43

Current Biology

0960-9822

IF 4.80

Journal of Ecology

0022-0477

IF 4.27

Ecography

0906-7590

IF 3.87 OA

Journal of Applied Ecology

0021-8901

IF 3.86

Functional Ecology

0269-8463

IF 3.80 OA

Biological Conservation

0006-3207

IF 3.52

Royal Society Open Science

Royal Society

2054-5703

IF 3.30 OA

Molecular Ecology

0962-1083

IF 3.14

Biological Control

1049-9644

IF 3.13 OA

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

1055-7903

IF 3.10

Ecology

0012-9658

IF 2.90

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Frontiers Media

2296-701X

IF 2.84 OA

Biology Letters

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1744-9561

IF 2.79

South African Journal of Botany

0254-6299

IF 2.72

Biodiversity and Conservation

Springer Science+Business Media

0960-3115

IF 2.70

Annals of Botany

Oxford University Press

0305-7364

IF 2.69

PeerJ

PeerJ, Inc.

2167-8359

IF 2.67 OA

Ecosphere

2150-8925

IF 2.50 OA

Journal of Animal Ecology

0021-8790

IF 2.42

Insects

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

2075-4450

IF 2.34 OA

Journal of Vegetation Science

1100-9233

IF 2.32

Frequently Asked Questions

The best journals for Plant and animal studies are ranked by impact factor on this page. We track 62 journals in this field, with an average impact factor of 2.32.

There are currently 16 open access journals in Plant and animal studies indexed in our database.

The average Article Processing Charge for Plant and animal studies journals is approximately $3156 USD.

Plant and animal studies at a Glance

62

Journals

16

Open Access

2.32

Avg IF

$3156

Avg APC

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