Scopus Indexed Journals List 2026

Browse 6,266 verified Scopus-indexed journals for the 2026 academic year. Filter by subject area, sort by citation rate, and click any title for full metrics including CiteScore, APC, and submission details.

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# Journal Publisher Citation Rate Access Details
1 Trends in Ecology & Evolution
0169-5347 / 1872-8383
Elsevier BV 6.60 Subscription View Metrics
2 Ecology Letters
1461-023X / 1461-0248
Wiley 5.43 Subscription View Metrics
3 Ecography
0906-7590 / 1600-0587
Wiley 3.87 Open Access View Metrics
4 Functional Ecology
0269-8463 / 1365-2435
Wiley 3.80 Open Access View Metrics
5 Royal Society Open Science
2054-5703
Royal Society 3.30 Open Access View Metrics
6 Biological Control
1049-9644 / 1090-2112
Elsevier BV 3.13 Open Access View Metrics
7 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
1055-7903 / 1095-9513
Elsevier BV 3.10 Subscription View Metrics
8 Ecology
0012-9658 / 1939-9170
Wiley 2.90 Subscription View Metrics
9 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2296-701X
Frontiers Media 2.84 Open Access View Metrics
10 Biodiversity and Conservation
0960-3115 / 1572-9710
Springer Science+Business Media 2.70 Subscription View Metrics
11 Ecosphere
2150-8925
Wiley 2.50 Open Access View Metrics
12 Insects
2075-4450
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2.34 Open Access View Metrics
13 Journal of Vegetation Science
1100-9233 / 1654-1103
Wiley 2.32 Subscription View Metrics
14 Journal of Evolutionary Biology
1010-061X / 1420-9101
Oxford University Press 2.18 Subscription View Metrics
15 Behavioral Ecology
1045-2249 / 1465-7279
Oxford University Press 2.11 Subscription View Metrics
16 Biological Invasions
1387-3547 / 1573-1464
Springer Science+Business Media 2.10 Subscription View Metrics
17 Journal of Comparative Physiology A
0340-7594 / 1432-1351
Springer Science+Business Media 2.06 Subscription View Metrics
18 Journal of Biogeography
0305-0270 / 1365-2699
Wiley 1.99 Subscription View Metrics
19 Journal of Chemical Ecology
0098-0331 / 1573-1561
Springer Science+Business Media 1.82 Subscription View Metrics
20 Diversity
1424-2818
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 1.79 Open Access View Metrics
21 Plant Ecology
1385-0237 / 1573-5052
Springer Science+Business Media 1.64 Subscription View Metrics
22 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
0340-5443 / 1432-0762
Springer Science+Business Media 1.52 Subscription View Metrics
23 Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
0024-4074 / 1095-8339
Oxford University Press 1.52 Subscription View Metrics
24 Psyche A Journal of Entomology
0033-2615 / 1687-7438
Cambridge Entomological Club 1.48 Open Access View Metrics
25 Genetica
0016-6707 / 1573-6857
Springer Science+Business Media 1.45 Subscription View Metrics
26 Biotropica
0006-3606 / 1744-7429
Wiley 1.41 Subscription View Metrics
27 Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
0013-8703 / 1570-7458
Wiley 1.38 Subscription View Metrics
28 Behavioural Processes
0376-6357 / 1872-8308
Elsevier BV 1.11 Subscription View Metrics
29 ZooKeys
1313-2970 / 1313-2989
Pensoft Publishers 0.99 Open Access View Metrics
30 Florida Entomologist
0015-4040 / 1938-5102
Florida Entomological Society 0.96 Open Access View Metrics
31 Ethology
0179-1613 / 1439-0310
Wiley 0.84 Subscription View Metrics
32 Nordic Journal of Botany
0107-055X / 1756-1051
Wiley 0.75 Subscription View Metrics
33 Brazilian Journal of Biology
1519-6984 / 1678-4375
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (Brazil) 0.75 Open Access View Metrics
34 Kew Bulletin
0075-5974 / 1874-933X
Springer Science+Business Media 0.72 Subscription View Metrics
35 Brittonia
0007-196X / 1938-436X
Springer Science+Business Media 0.47 Subscription View Metrics

About the Scopus Indexed Journals List 2026

Scopus, operated by Elsevier, remains the most widely-used citation database in academic publishing. A journal's inclusion in Scopus signals it has met rigorous editorial and content standards. Our 2026 indexed journals list is synced with OpenAlex and cross-references journals tracked in Scopus, OpenAlex citation data (Web of Science), and SCImago. Because Scopus and Web of Science share substantial overlap, both are included so researchers see the full set of recognized venues.

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