| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation | Additional perks |
2 | Nature | 49.962 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
3 | Science | 47.728 | $0 | No OA Option | 1 year | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
4 | Nature Climate Change | 25.290 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
5 | Trends in Ecology and Evolution | 17.712 | $0 | $6,700 | Forever | ||
6 | Nature Ecology and Evolution | 15.460 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
7 | Nature Communications | 14.919 | APC | $5,790 | None | ||
8 | Science Advances | 14.136 | APC | $4,500 | None | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
9 | Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics | 13.915 | $0 | No OA Option | Forever | ||
10 | Biological Reviews | 12.820 | $0 | $4,750 | Forever | Cambridge Philosophical Society | |
11 | PNAS | 11.205 | $2,575 | $4,975 | 6 months | National Academy of Sciences (USA) | |
12 | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | 11.123 | $75 | $2,500 | None (Green) | Ecological Society of America | |
13 | Global Change Biology | 10.863 | $0 | $4,000 | Forever | ||
14 | Current Biology | 10.834 | $0 | $6,700 | 1 year | ||
15 | Ecological Monographs | 10.315 | $75 | $2,500 | None (Green) | Ecological Society of America | |
16 | Ecology Letters | 9.492 | $0 | $4,900 | Forever | ||
17 | BioScience | 8.589 | $80 | $4,546 | Forever | American Institute of Biological Sciences | |
18 | eLife | 8.146 | APC | $3,000 | None | ||
19 | PLOS Biology | 8.029 | APC | $5,300 | None | ||
20 | Science of the Total Environment | 7.963 | $0 | $3,500 | Forever | ||
21 | Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 7.781 | $0 | $2,475 | 2 years | British Ecological Society | Covers Dryad fees for up to 20 GB of archived data |
22 | Global Ecology and Biogeography | 7.148 | $0 | $4,400 | Forever | ||
23 | Environmental Research Letters | 6.800 | APC | $2,545 | None | ||
24 | Ecography | 6.800 | APC | $2,450 | None | Nordic Society Oikos | |
25 | Ecology | 6.433 | $75 | $2,500 | None (Green) | Ecological Society of America | |
26 | Communications Biology | 6.268 | APC | $2,390 | None | ||
27 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | 6.238 | $0 | $2,380 | Forever | Royal Society | |
28 | Functional Ecology | 5.608 | $0 | $2,475 | 2 years | British Ecological Society | Covers Dryad fees for up to 20 GB of archived data |
29 | Journal of Animal Ecology | 5.600 | $0 | $2,475 | 2 years | British Ecological Society | Covers Dryad fees for up to 20 GB of archived data |
30 | Ecology (Reports) | 5.499 | $75 | $75/pg | None | Ecological Society of America | |
31 | Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation | 5.481 | APC | $3,000 | ? | ||
32 | Proceedings of the Royal Society B | 5.349 | $266 after 6 pgs | $2,380 | Forever | Royal Society | |
33 | Diversity and Distributions | 5.139 | APC | $2,160 | None | International Biogeography Society | 20% discount on referrals from GEB and IBS members |
34 | Global and Planetary Change | 5.114 | $0 | $3,150 | Forever | ||
35 | Scientific Reports | 4.379 | APC | $2,090 | None | ||
36 | Journal of Biogeography | 4.327 | $0 | $4,700 | Forever | ||
37 | Ecosystems | 4.217 | $0 | $4,190 | Forever | ||
38 | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | 4.171 | APC | $2,490 | None | ||
39 | American Naturalist | 3.926 | $75 | $1,000 | Forever | American Society of Naturalists | Subscriptions are donated to 5,000+ non-OECD institutions, covers Dryad fees, page fee discounts for ASN members |
40 | Oikos | 3.903 | $0 | $3,200 | Forever | Nordic Society Oikos | |
41 | Landscape Ecology | 3.851 | $0 | $4,190 | Forever | ||
42 | Biology Letters | 3.703 | $0 | $1,190 | Forever | Royal Society | |
43 | Movement Ecology | 3.600 | APC | $2,590 | None | ||
44 | Biodiversity and Conservation | 3.551 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
45 | Basic and Applied Ecology | 3.414 | APC | $1,800 | Forever | Gesellschaft fur Okologie | |
46 | Global Ecology and Conservation | 3.380 | APC | $1,820 | Forever | ||
47 | Integrative and Comparative Biology | 3.326 | $180 after 12 pgs | $3,819 | Forever | Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology | |
48 | Journal of Experimental Biology | 3.312 | $0 | £2,750.00 | 6 months | ||
49 | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | 3.286 | $0 | $3,564 | Forever | The Linnean Society | |
50 | PLOS One | 3.240 | APC | $1,749 | None | ||
51 | Oecologia | 3.225 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
52 | Frontiers in Zoology | 3.172 | APC | $2,790 | None | Deutsche Zoologische Gesellschaft | |
53 | Ecosphere | 3.171 | APC | $1,650 | None | Ecological Society of America | |
54 | Biological Invasions | 3.133 | $0 | $3,280 | Forever | ||
55 | PeerJ | 2.984 | APC | $1,395 (or $399/author) | None | $399 covers lifetime publishing membership (subsequent articles are free for members) | |
56 | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology | 2.980 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
57 | Ecological Modelling | 2.974 | $0 | $2,780 | Forever | ||
58 | BMC Ecology and Evolution | 2.964 | APC | $2,490 | None | ||
59 | Royal Society Open Science | 2.963 | APC | $1,680 | None | Royal Society | |
60 | Ecology and Evolution | 2.881 | APC | $2,200 | None | ||
61 | Ecological Processes | 2.849 | $0 | $0 | None | Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
62 | BMC Zoology | 2.773 | APC | $1,690 | None | ||
63 | Evolutionary Ecology | 2.707 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
64 | Behavioral Ecology | 2.671 | $0 | $2,792 | Forever | International Society for Behavioral Ecology | |
65 | Current Zoology | 2.624 | APC | $0 | None | ||
66 | Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A | 2.553 | $0 | $4,000 | Forever | ||
67 | FACETS | 2.535 | APC | $1,350 | None | ||
68 | Wildlife Research | 2.511 | $0 | $2,700 | Forever | ||
69 | Biotropica | 2.508 | $0 | $2,500 | Forever | Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation | Pays Dryad fees, offers extra copyediting at no cost to authors from non-English-speaking countries |
70 | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | 2.416 | APC | $2,490 | None | ||
71 | Journal of Zoology | 2.322 | $0 | $3,600 | Forever | Zoological Society of London | |
72 | Polar Biology | 2.310 | $0 | $2,780 | Forever | ||
73 | Physiological and Biochemical Zoology | 2.247 | $0 | $1,000 | Forever | Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology | |
74 | Journal of Comparative Physiology B | 2.200 | $0 | $3,280 | Forever | ||
75 | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society | 2.138 | $0 | $3,564 | Forever | The Linnean Society | |
76 | Environmental Research Communications | 2.104 | APC | $1,570 | None | ||
77 | Austral Ecology | 2.087 | $0 | $3,150 | Forever | Ecological Society of Australia | |
78 | European Journal of Wildlife Research | 1.983 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
79 | The Science of Nature (Naturwissenschaften) | 1.954 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
80 | Ecoscience | 1.950 | $0 | $3,085 | Forever | ||
81 | Canadian Journal of Zoology | 1.597 | $0 | $3,000 | Forever | ||
82 | Journal of Wildlife Diseases | 1.535 | $1,220 | $2,220 | 18 months | Wildlife Disease Association | |
83 | African Journal of Ecology | 1.426 | $0 | $3,150 | Forever | East African Wild Life Society | |
84 | Journal of Tropical Ecology | 1.394 | $0 | $3,255 | Forever | ||
85 | Ethology Ecology and Evolution | 1.321 | $0 | $3,085 | Forever | ||
86 | Raffles Bulletin of Zoology | 1.267 | $0 | $0 | None | ||
87 | Tropical Ecology | 0.850 | $0 | $2,890 | Forever | ||
88 | American Midland Naturalist | 0.735 | $65 | No OA option | Forever | ||
89 | Northeastern Naturalist | 0.575 | $80 | No OA option | Forever | ||
90 | Western North American Naturalist | 0.569 | $55 | No OA option | Forever | ||
91 | Southeastern Naturalist | 0.547 | $80 | No OA option | Forever | ||
92 | Southwestern Naturalist | 0.267 | $80 | No OA option | Forever | ||
93 | Northwestern Naturalist | NA | $70 | No OA option | Forever | Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology | |
94 | Integrative Organismal Biology | NA | APC | $1,260 | None | Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology | |
95 | Ideas in Ecology and Evolution | NA | APC | $200 | None | ||
96 | Frontiers of Biogeography | NA | APC | $150 | None | International Biogeography Society | |
97 | Environmental Research: Ecology | NA | APC | $0 | None | ||
98 | Canadian Field-Naturalist | NA | $110 | Page fees + $500 | Green | Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Nature | 49.962 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
3 | Science | 47.728 | $0 | No OA Option | 1 year | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
4 | Nature Genetics | 38.330 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
5 | Nature Climate Change | 25.290 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
6 | Trends in Ecology and Evolution | 17.712 | $0 | $6,700 | Forever | ||
7 | Molecular Biology and Evolution | 16.240 | $100 for 10+ pages | $2,930 | Forever | Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution | |
8 | Systematic Biology | 15.683 | $0 | $1,587 | Forever | Society of Systematic Biologists | |
9 | Nature Ecology and Evolution | 15.460 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
10 | Nature Communications | 14.919 | APC | $5,790 | None | ||
11 | Science Advances | 14.136 | APC | $4,500 | None | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
12 | Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics | 13.915 | $0 | No OA Option | Forever | ||
13 | Biological Reviews | 12.820 | $0 | $4,750 | Forever | Cambridge Philosophical Society | |
14 | PNAS | 11.205 | $2,575 | $4,975 | 6 months | National Academy of Sciences (USA) | |
15 | Current Biology | 10.834 | $0 | $6,700 | 1 year | ||
16 | eLife | 8.146 | APC | $3,000 | None | ||
17 | PLOS Biology | 8.029 | APC | $5,300 | None | ||
18 | Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 7.781 | $0 | $2,475 | 2 years | British Ecological Society | Covers Dryad fees for up to 20 GB of archived data |
19 | Molecular Ecology Resources | 7.090 | $0 | $4,800 | Forever | ||
20 | Communications Biology | 6.268 | APC | $3,390 | None | ||
21 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | 6.238 | $0 | $2,380 | Forever | Royal Society | |
22 | Molecular Ecology | 6.185 | $0 | $4,800 | Forever | ||
23 | PLOS Genetics | 5.917 | APC | $2,575 | None | ||
24 | Proceedings of the Royal Society B | 5.349 | $266 after 6 pgs | $2,380 | Forever | Royal Society | |
25 | Cladistics | 5.254 | $0 | $3,700 | Forever | Willi Hennig Society | |
26 | Evolution Letters | 5.209 | APC | $1,800 | None | European Society of Evolutionary Biology/Society for the Study of Evolution | |
27 | Evolutionary Applications | 5.183 | APC | $3,400 | None | ||
28 | PLOS Computational Biology | 4.475 | APC | $2,575 | None | ||
29 | Scientific Reports | 4.379 | APC | $2,090 | None | ||
30 | Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution | 4.286 | $0 | $3,600 | Forever | ||
31 | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | 4.171 | APC | $2,490 | None | ||
32 | American Naturalist | 3.926 | $75 | $1,000 | Forever | American Society of Naturalists | Subscriptions are donated to 5,000+ non-OECD institutions, covers Dryad fees, page fee discounts for ASN members |
33 | Heredity | 3.821 | $0 | $3,860 | Forever | Genetics Society | |
34 | Evolution | 3.742 | $50 | $1,500 | Forever | Society for the Study of Evolution | |
35 | Biology Letters | 3.703 | $0 | $1,190 | Forever | Royal Society | |
36 | Genome Biology and Evolution | 3.416 | APC | $2,443 | None | Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution | |
37 | Integrative and Comparative Biology | 3.326 | $180 after 12 pgs | $3,819 | Forever | Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology | |
38 | Journal of Experimental Biology | 3.312 | $0 | £2,750.00 | 6 months | ||
39 | Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society | 3.286 | $0 | $3,564 | Forever | The Linnean Society | |
40 | BMC Ecology and Evolution | 3.260 | APC | $2,490 | None | ||
41 | PLOS One | 3.240 | APC | $1,749 | None | ||
42 | G3: Genes Genomes Genetics | 3.154 | APC | $2,060 | None | Genetics Society of America | |
43 | PeerJ | 2.984 | APC | $1,395 (or $399/author) | None | PeerJ also has a one-time payment option that allows free publications in the future | |
44 | Royal Society Open Science | 2.963 | APC | $1,680 | None | Royal Society | |
45 | Ecology and Evolution | 2.881 | APC | $2,200 | None | British Ecological Society/European Society for Evolutionary Biology/Society for the Study of Evolution | |
46 | Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B | 2.656 | $0 | $3,050 | Forever | ||
47 | Journal of Heredity | 2.645 | $0 | $1,620 | Forever | American Genetic Association | |
48 | Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A | 2.553 | $0 | $4,000 | Forever | ||
49 | FACETS | 2.535 | APC | $1,350 | None | ||
50 | Journal of Evolutionary Biology | 2.411 | $0 | $1,500 | Forever | European Society for Evolutionary Biology | |
51 | Journal of Molecular Evolution | 2.395 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
52 | Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research | 2.288 | APC | $2,100 | Forever | ||
53 | Journal of Comparative Physiology B | 2.200 | $0 | $3,280 | Forever | ||
54 | Biological Journal of the Linnean Society | 2.138 | $0 | $3,564 | Forever | The Linnean Society | |
55 | ZooKeys | 1.546 | APC | €780.00 | None | ||
56 | Ethology Ecology and Evolution | 1.321 | $0 | $3,085 | |||
57 | Zootaxa | 1.091 | $0 | $20/pg | Forever | ||
58 | Ideas in Ecology and Evolution | NA | APC | $200 | None | ||
59 | Integrative Organismal Biology | NA | APC | $1,260 | None | Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Nature | 49.962 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
3 | Science | 47.728 | $0 | No OA Option | 1 year | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
4 | Trends in Ecology and Evolution | 17.712 | $0 | $6,700 | Forever | ||
5 | Nature Ecology and Evolution | 15.460 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
6 | Nature Communications | 14.919 | APC | $5,790 | None | ||
7 | Science Advances | 14.136 | APC | $4,500 | None | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
8 | Biological Reviews | 12.820 | $0 | $4,750 | Forever | Cambridge Philosophical Society | |
9 | PNAS | 11.205 | $2,575 | $4,975 | 6 months | National Academy of Sciences (USA) | |
10 | Current Biology | 10.834 | $0 | $6,700 | 1 year | ||
11 | eLife | 8.146 | APC | $3,000 | None | ||
12 | PLOS Biology | 8.029 | APC | $5,300 | None | ||
13 | Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 7.781 | $0 | $2,475 | 2 years | British Ecological Society | Covers Dryad fees for up to 20 GB of archived data |
14 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | 6.238 | $0 | $2,380 | Forever | Royal Society | |
15 | Proceedings of the Royal Society B | 5.349 | $266 after 6 pgs | $2,380 | Forever | Royal Society | |
16 | Scientific Reports | 4.379 | APC | $2,090 | None | ||
17 | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | 4.171 | APC | $2,490 | None | ||
18 | Biology Letters | 3.703 | $0 | $1,190 | Forever | Royal Society | |
19 | PLOS One | 3.240 | APC | $1,749 | None | ||
20 | Animal Cognition | 3.084 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
21 | PeerJ | 2.984 | APC | $1,395 (or $399/author) | None | $399 covers lifetime publishing membership (subsequent articles are free for members) | |
22 | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology | 2.980 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
23 | Royal Society Open Science | 2.963 | APC | $1,680 | None | Royal Society | |
24 | Ecology and Evolution | 2.881 | APC | $2,200 | None | ||
25 | Animal Behaviour | 2.689 | $0 | $2,600 | Forever | Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour/Animal Behavior Society | |
26 | Behavioral Ecology | 2.671 | $0 | $2,792 | Forever | International Society for Behavioral Ecology | |
27 | Ethology Ecology and Evolution | 1.321 | $0 | $3,085 | Forever |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Nature | 49.962 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
3 | Science | 47.728 | $0 | No OA Option | 1 year | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
4 | Nature Climate Change | 25.290 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
5 | Nature Sustainability | 19.346 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
6 | Trends in Ecology and Evolution | 17.712 | $0 | $6,700 | Forever | ||
7 | Nature Communications | 14.919 | APC | $5,790 | None | ||
8 | Science Advances | 14.136 | APC | $4,500 | None | American Association for the Advancement of Science | |
9 | PNAS | 11.205 | $2,575 | $4,975 | 6 months | National Academy of Sciences (USA) | |
10 | Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment | 11.123 | $75 | $2,500 | None (Green) | Ecological Society of America | |
11 | Global Change Biology | 10.863 | $0 | $4,000 | Forever | ||
12 | Current Biology | 10.834 | $0 | $6,700 | 1 year | ||
13 | Conservation Letters | 8.105 | APC | $1,840 | None | Society for Conservation Biology | |
14 | Science of the Total Environment | 7.963 | $0 | $3,500 | Forever | ||
15 | Methods in Ecology and Evolution | 7.781 | $0 | $2,475 | 2 years | British Ecological Society | Covers Dryad fees for up to 20 GB of archived data |
16 | Conservation Biology | 6.560 | $120 | $2,400 | Forever | Society for Conservation Biology | |
17 | Journal of Applied Ecology | 6.528 | $0 | $2,475 | 2 years | British Ecological Society | Covers Dryad fees for up to 20 GB of archived data |
18 | Ecological Indicators | 6.263 | APC | $2,500 | Forever | ||
19 | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B | 6.238 | $0 | $2,380 | Forever | Royal Society | |
20 | Biological Conservation | 5.991 | $0 | $3,150 | Forever | ||
21 | Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation | 5.481 | APC | $3,000 | ? | ||
22 | Proceedings of the Royal Society B | 5.349 | $266 after 6 pgs | $2,380 | Forever | Royal Society | |
23 | Environmental Reviews | 5.227 | $0 | $3,250 | Forever | ||
24 | Diversity and Distributions | 5.139 | APC | $2,160 | None | International Biogeography Society | |
25 | Ambio | 5.129 | $0 | $4,190 | Forever | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences | |
26 | Global and Planetary Change | 5.114 | $0 | $3,150 | Forever | ||
27 | Ecological Applications | 4.657 | $75 | $2,500 | None (Green) | Ecological Society of America | |
28 | Ecological Applications (Communications) | 4.657 | $75 | $75/pg | None | Ecological Society of America | |
29 | Ecology and Society | 4.403 | APC | $975 | None | ||
30 | Scientific Reports | 4.379 | APC | $2,090 | |||
31 | Ecosystems | 4.217 | $0 | $4,190 | Forever | ||
32 | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | 4.171 | APC | $2,490 | None | ||
33 | Biology Letters | 3.703 | $0 | $1,190 | Forever | Royal Society | |
34 | Animal Conservation | 3.650 | $0 | $3,600 | Forever | Zoological Society of London | |
35 | Movement Ecology | 3.600 | APC | $2,590 | None | ||
36 | Forest Ecology and Management | 3.558 | $0 | $3,460 | Forever | ||
37 | Biodiversity and Conservation | 3.551 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
38 | Basic and Applied Ecology | 3.414 | APC | $1,800 | None | Gesellschaft fur Okologie | |
39 | Restoration Ecology | 3.404 | $150 | $3,300 | Forever | Society for Ecological Restoration | |
40 | Global Ecology and Conservation | 3.380 | APC | $1,820 | Forever | ||
41 | PLOS One | 3.240 | APC | $1,749 | None | ||
42 | Conservation Science and Practice | 3.223 | APC | $1,850 | None | Society for Conservation Biology | |
43 | Ecosphere | 3.171 | APC | $1,650 | None | Ecological Society of America | |
44 | Biological Invasions | 3.133 | $0 | $3,280 | Forever | ||
45 | Conservation Physiology | 3.079 | APC | $1,958 | None | ||
46 | Environmental Conservation | 3.012 | $0 | $3,225 | Forever | ||
47 | Urban Ecosystems | 3.005 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
48 | PeerJ | 2.984 | APC | $1,395 (or $399/author) | None | $399 covers lifetime publishing membership (subsequent articles are free for members) | |
49 | Ecological Modelling | 2.974 | $0 | $2,780 | Forever | ||
50 | Royal Society Open Science | 2.963 | APC | $1,680 | None | Royal Society | |
51 | Ecology and Evolution | 2.881 | APC | $2,200 | None | ||
52 | Journal for Nature Conservation | 2.831 | $0 | $2,710 | Forever | ||
53 | Oryx | 2.699 | APC | $2,950 | None | Fauna and Flora International | |
54 | Wildlife Monographs | 2.600 | $7,500 | $10,800 | Forever | The Wildlife Society | |
55 | Conservation Genetics | 2.538 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
56 | FACETS | 2.535 | APC | $1,350 | None | ||
57 | Wildlife Research | 2.511 | $0 | $2,700 | Forever | ||
58 | Biotropica | 2.508 | $0 | $2,500 | Forever | Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation | Pays Dryad fees, offers extra copyediting at no cost to authors from non-English-speaking countries |
59 | Journal of Wildlife Management | 2.469 | $85 | $3,950 | Forever | The Wildlife Society | |
60 | Polar Biology | 2.310 | $0 | $2,780 | Forever | ||
61 | European Journal of Wildlife Research | 1.983 | $0 | $3,390 | Forever | ||
62 | Ecoscience | 1.950 | $0 | $3,085 | Forever | ||
63 | Wildlife Society Bulletin | 1.583 | $45 | $3,350 | Forever | The Wildlife Society | |
64 | Journal of Wildlife Diseases | 1.535 | $1,220 | $2,220 | 18 months | Wildlife Disease Association | |
65 | Wildlife Biology | 1.402 | APC | €700.00 | None | Nordic Society Oikos | |
66 | Conservation Genetics Resources | 0.973 | $0 | $3,090 | Forever | ||
67 | Natural Areas Journal | 0.849 | $60 | $2,500 | Forever | Natural Areas Association | |
68 | Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management | 0.784 | $0 | $0 | None | ||
69 | American Midland Naturalist | 0.735 | $65 | No OA option | Forever | ||
70 | Northeastern Naturalist | 0.575 | $80 | No OA option | Forever | ||
71 | Western North American Naturalist | 0.569 | $55 | No OA option | Forever | ||
72 | Southeastern Naturalist | 0.547 | $80 | No OA option | Forever | ||
73 | Southwestern Naturalist | 0.267 | $80 | No OA option | Forever | ||
74 | Canadian Field-Naturalist | NA | $110 | Page fees + $500 | Green | Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club | |
75 | Northwestern Naturalist | NA | $70 | No OA option | Forever | Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology | |
76 | Journal of Urban Ecology | NA | APC | $1,224 | None | ||
77 | People and Nature | NA | APC | $1,760 | None | British Ecological Society | |
78 | Ecological Solutions and Evidence | NA | APC | $1,680 | None | British Ecological Society |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Annual Review of Plant Biology | 26.379 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
3 | Trends in Plant Science | 18.313 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
4 | Nature Plants | 15.793 | $0 | $11,390 | Forever | ||
5 | New Phytologist | 10.152 | $0 | $3,000 | Forever | New Phytologist Trust | |
6 | Plant Physiology | 8.340 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
7 | Current Opinion in Plant Biology | 7.834 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
8 | Journal of Experimental Botany | 6.992 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
9 | The Plant Journal | 6.486 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
10 | Journal of Ecology | 6.256 | $0 | $2,250 | 2 years | British Ecological Society | Covers Dryad fees for up to 20 GB of archived data |
11 | Frontiers in Plant Science | 5.754 | $2,950 flat | $2,950 | None | ||
12 | Agricultural and Forest Meteorology | 5.734 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
13 | Environmental and Experimental Botany | 5.545 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
14 | Annals of Botany | 4.357 | $0 | $1,700 | Forever | ||
15 | Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | 4.270 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
16 | BMC Plant Biology | 4.215 | APC | $2,490 | None | ||
17 | Journal of Systematics and Evolution | 4.098 | $56 | ? | Forever | ||
18 | American Journal of Botany | 3.844 | ? | $1,500 | Forever | ||
19 | Forest Ecology and Management | 3.558 | ? | $3,550 | Forever | ||
20 | Journal of Plant Physiology | 3.549 | ? | ? | ? | ||
21 | AoB Plants | 3.276 | $1,350 flat | $1,350 | None | ||
22 | Applied Vegetation Science | 3.270 | ? | $3,800 | Forever | International Association of Vegetation Science | |
23 | Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society | 2.911 | ? | ? | Forever | The Linnean Society | |
24 | Journal of Vegetation Science | 2.685 | ? | $3,800 | Forever | International Association of Vegetation Science | |
25 | Canadian Journal of Forest Research | 1.991 | ? | ? | ? | ||
26 | Plant Ecology | 1.859 | ? | $3,000 | Forever | ||
27 | Journal of Plant Ecology | 1.774 | $0 | $3,040 | Forever | Botanical Society of China/Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences | |
28 | Plant Systematics and Evolution | 1.631 | ? | ? | ? | ||
29 | Nordic Journal of Botany | 0.802 | $0 | $2,000 | Forever | Nordic Society Oikos | Will cover Dryad fees |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Mammal Review | 4.927 | ? | $3,000 | Forever | The Mammal Society | |
3 | Journal of Mammalian Evolution | 2.611 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
4 | Journal of Mammalogy | 2.416 | $20 | $1,389 | Forever | American Society of Mammalogists | |
5 | Marine Mammal Science | 2.090 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
6 | Hystrix | 2.017 | $0 | $0 | None | ||
7 | Mammal Research | 1.722 | ? | ? | ? | ||
8 | Australian Mammalogy | 1.537 | ? | ? | ? | ||
9 | Aquatic Mammals | 1.382 | ? | ? | ? | ||
10 | Acta Chiropterologica | 1.073 | ? | ? | ? | ||
11 | Mammal Study | 0.656 | ? | ? | ? | ||
12 | Mammal Communications | NA | ? | ? | None | Mammal Society |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Ibis | 2.517 | $0 | $3,000 | Forever | British Ornithologists' Union | |
3 | Journal of Avian Biology | 2.327 | $0 | $2,000 | Forever | Nordic Society Oikos | |
4 | Bird Conservation International | 2.287 | ? | $2,980 | Forever | BirdLife International | |
5 | The Auk | 2.188 | $0 | ? | 6 months | American Ornithological Society | |
6 | The Condor | 2.135 | $0 | ? | 6 months | American Ornithological Society | |
7 | Emu | 1.831 | $0 | $2,950 | Forever | BirdLife Australia | |
8 | Avian Research | 1.774 | $0 | $0 | None | ||
9 | Avian Conservation and Ecology | 1.763 | $750 flat | $750 flat | None | ||
10 | Journal of Ornithology | 1.745 | ? | $3,000 | Forever | Deutsche Ornithologen-Gesellschaft | |
11 | Journal of Field Ornithology | 1.554 | $92 | $3,000 | Forever | Association of Field Ornithologists | |
12 | Ardeola | 1.471 | ? | ? | ? | ||
13 | Wildfowl | 1.417 | |||||
14 | Ostrich | 1.276 | |||||
15 | Avian Biology Research | 1.224 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
16 | Journal of Raptor Research | 1.151 | $115 | $1,250 | Forever | Raptor Research Foundation | |
17 | Acta Ornithologica | 1.025 | ? | ? | ? | ||
18 | Ardea | 1.02 | ? | 600 Euro | Forever | Nederlandse Ornithologische Unie | |
19 | Ornis Fennica | 0.853 | ? | ? | ? | ||
20 | Bird Study | 0.819 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
21 | Wilson Journal of Ornithology | 0.656 | $50 | ? | Forever | Wilson Ornithological Society | |
22 | Waterbirds | 0.534 | $90 | ? | Forever | The Waterbird Society | |
23 | Forktail | 0.458 |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor (as of 3/28/23) | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Annual Review of Marine Science | 16.560 | ? | ? | Forever | ||
3 | Reviews in Aquaculture | 10.618 | $4,070 | ? | |||
4 | Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture | 10.405 | ? | ? | ? | ||
5 | Limnology and Oceanography Letters | 8.507 | Association for the Sciences of Oceonography and Limnology | ||||
6 | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water (WIREs: Water) | 7.428 | ? | ? | ? | ||
7 | Fish and Fisheries | 7.401 | $0 | $3,800 | Forever | ||
8 | Marine Pollution Bulletin | 7.001 | Forever | ||||
9 | Harmful Algae | 5.905 | ? | ? | ? | ||
10 | Frontiers in Marine Science | 5.247 | $2,490 flat | $2,490 | None | ||
11 | Limnology and Oceanography | 5.019 | $60.50 | $1,950 | Forever | Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography | |
12 | Aquatic Toxicology | 4.964 | ? | ? | ? | ||
13 | Coral Reefs | 4.640 | ? | $3,000 | Forever | International Society for Reef Studies | |
14 | Fish and Shellfish Immunology | 4.622 | International Society of Fish and Shellfish Immunology | ||||
15 | Journal of Geophysical Research G: Biogeosciences | 4.432 | $3,700 | American Geophysical Union | |||
16 | Progress in Oceanography | 4.416 | ? | ? | ? | ||
17 | Marine Policy | 4.315 | |||||
18 | ICES Journal of Marine Science | 3.900 | Forever | International Council for the Exploration of the Sea | |||
19 | Marine Environmental Research | 3.737 | ? | ? | ? | ||
20 | Fisheries Magazine | 3.539 | Forever | American Fisheries Society | |||
21 | Freshwater Biology | 3.538 | ? | $3,700 | Forever | ||
22 | Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems | 3.254 | ? | ? | ? | ||
23 | Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science | 3.229 | ? | ? | ? | ||
24 | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science | 3.102 | $0 | $3,000 | Forever | ||
25 | Journal of Great Lakes Research | 3.032 | ? | $2,200 | ? | International Association of Great Lakes Research | |
26 | Journal of Marine Systems | 3.010 | ? | ? | ? | ||
27 | Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers | 2.955 | ? | ? | ? | ||
28 | Marine Biology | 2.941 | ? | $3,000 | Forever | ||
29 | Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography | 2.877 | ? | ? | ? | ||
30 | Marine Ecology Progress Series | 2.824 | ? | $1,300 Euro | Forever | ||
31 | Hydrobiologia | 2.822 | $0 | $3,000 | Forever | ||
32 | Fisheries Research | 2.817 | |||||
33 | Aquatic Sciences | 2.755 | Forever | ||||
34 | Journal of Fish Biology | 2.504 | ? | ? | ? | ||
35 | Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology | 2.476 | $0 | $3,000 | Forever | ||
36 | Ecology of Freshwater Fish | 2.434 | Forever | ||||
37 | Freshwater Science | 2.353 | Forever | Society for Freshwater Science | |||
38 | Wetlands | 2.204 | ? | Forever | Society of Wetland Scientists | ||
39 | Wetlands Ecology and Management | 2.134 | ? | Forever | |||
40 | Fisheries Management and Ecology | 2.088 | Forever | ||||
41 | Marine and Freshwater Research | 2.070 | ? | ? | ? | ||
42 | North American Journal of Fisheries Management | 1.696 | Forever | American Fisheries Society | |||
43 | Journal of Freshwater Ecology | 1.634 | ? | ? | ? | ||
44 | Marine and Coastal Fisheries | 1.568 | 1800 flat | $1,800 | None | American Fisheries Society |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Annual Review of Entomology | 19.686 | |||||
3 | Insect Systematics and Diversity | 4.771 | |||||
4 | Systematic Entomology | 3.844 | |||||
5 | Biological Control | 3.687 | |||||
6 | Insect Science | 3.262 | |||||
7 | Insect Conservation and Diversity | 3.182 | |||||
8 | Journal of Integrated Pest Management | 2.937 | |||||
9 | Journal of Applied Entomology | 2.603 | |||||
10 | Agricultural and Forest Entomology | 2.509 | |||||
11 | Ecological Entomology | 2.465 | |||||
12 | Journal of Economic Entomology | 2.381 | |||||
13 | Environmental Entomology | 2.377 | |||||
14 | Journal of Medical Entomology | 2.278 | |||||
15 | Journal of Insect Conservation | 2.262 | |||||
16 | Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata | 2.25 | |||||
17 | Insect Systematics and Evolution | 1.8 | |||||
18 | Bulletin of Insectology | 1.711 | |||||
19 | Insectes Sociaux | 1.643 | |||||
20 | Journal of Insect Behavior | 1.309 |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Herpetological Monographs | 1.857 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
3 | Journal of Herpetology | 1.577 | $0 | $150 | Forever | Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles | ? |
4 | Copeia | 1.402 | $0 | ? | Forever | American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists | ? |
5 | Herpetological Conservation and Biology | 1.134 | $0 | $0 | None | ? | ? |
6 | Herpetological Journal | 0.862 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
7 | Herpetological Review | NA | ? | ? | 0-5 years | ? | ? |
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Journal Name | Impact Factor | Page Fees (for members) | OA APC (for members) | OA Delay | Self-archiving Policies | Society affiliation? | Additional perks |
2 | Global Ecology and Biogeography | 7.148 | ||||||
3 | Gigascience | 6.524 | ||||||
4 | Scientific Data | 6.444 | $2,090 | |||||
5 | Ecology | 5.499 |