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Best Journals for Plant and animal studies (2026)

We track 54 journals in Plant and animal studies, with an average citation rate of 2.27 and average APC of $3148. 14 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

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment

Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0167-8809

CR: 5.45

$3690

#3

Ecology Letters

Wiley · ISSN: 1461-023X

CR: 5.43

$5050

#4

Journal of Ecology

Wiley · ISSN: 0022-0477

CR: 4.27

$3400

#5

Ecography

Wiley · ISSN: 0906-7590 OA

CR: 3.87

$2200

#6

Journal of Applied Ecology

Wiley · ISSN: 0021-8901

CR: 3.86

$3400

#7

Functional Ecology

Wiley · ISSN: 0269-8463 OA

CR: 3.80

$3400

#8

Biological Conservation

Elsevier BV · ISSN: 0006-3207

CR: 3.52

$3570

#9

Royal Society Open Science

Royal Society · ISSN: 2054-5703 OA

CR: 3.30

$1471

#10

Molecular Ecology

Wiley · ISSN: 0962-1083

CR: 3.14

$4940

All Plant and animal studies Journals

Biological Invasions

Springer Science+Business Media

1387-3547

IF 2.10

Ecology and Evolution

2045-7758

IF 2.08 OA

Journal of Comparative Physiology A

Springer Science+Business Media

0340-7594

IF 2.06

Journal of Biogeography

0305-0270

IF 1.99

Oecologia

Springer Science+Business Media

0029-8549

IF 1.84

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Springer Science+Business Media

0098-0331

IF 1.82

Ibis

0019-1019

IF 1.81

Diversity

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

1424-2818

IF 1.79 OA

Animal Behaviour

0003-3472

IF 1.77

Journal of Insect Physiology

0022-1910

IF 1.71

Plant Ecology

Springer Science+Business Media

1385-0237

IF 1.64

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Oxford University Press

0013-8746

IF 1.58

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Springer Science+Business Media

0340-5443

IF 1.52

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Oxford University Press

0024-4074

IF 1.52

Journal of Heredity

Oxford University Press

0022-1503

IF 1.49

Psyche A Journal of Entomology

Cambridge Entomological Club

0033-2615

IF 1.48 OA

Genetica

Springer Science+Business Media

0016-6707

IF 1.45

Biotropica

0006-3606

IF 1.41

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

0013-8703

IF 1.38

Taxon

0040-0262

IF 1.14

Behavioural Processes

0376-6357

IF 1.11

ZooKeys

Pensoft Publishers

1313-2970

IF 0.99 OA

Florida Entomologist

Florida Entomological Society

0015-4040

IF 0.96 OA

Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift

Pensoft Publishers

1435-1951

IF 0.89 OA

Ethology

0179-1613

IF 0.84

Frequently Asked Questions

The best journals for Plant and animal studies are ranked by impact factor on this page. We track 54 journals in this field, with an average impact factor of 2.27.

There are currently 14 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 $3148 USD.

Plant and animal studies at a Glance

54

Journals

14

Open Access

2.27

Avg IF

$3148

Avg APC

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