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List of top Ecology journals


This web page aims to provide a latest list of top Ecology journals. The journals are Web of Science (SCI) indexed with high impact factor. Moreover, the listed journals are UGC CARE approved, Scopus indexed. The journals are sorted based on Scopus SJR score.

Top Ecology journals

Top Ecology Journals
S. No.Journal TitlePublisherISSNSJR
1Genome BiologyBioMed Central Ltd.147475969.249
2Nature SustainabilityNature Publishing Group239896296.568
3Fungal DiversitySpringer Netherlands15602745, 187891295.784
4Annual Review of EntomologyAnnual Reviews Inc.00664170, 154544875.655
5Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and SystematicsAnnual Reviews Inc.1543592X5.409
6Nature Ecology and EvolutionNature Publishing Group2397334X5.374
7Trends in Ecology and EvolutionElsevier Ltd.01695347, 187283835.127
8Ecology LettersWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1461023X, 146102484.426
9Global Change BiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13652486, 135410134.069
10MycosphereZhongkai University20777019, 207770003.918
11ISME JournalNature Publishing Group17517362, 175173703.619
12Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentWiley-Blackwell15409295, 154093093.51
13Molecular Biology and EvolutionOxford University Press15371719, 073740383.423
14Evolution LettersWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd205637443.297
15Ecological MonographsJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.1296153.273
16Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of FungiNational Herbarium Nederland3158503.273
17Systematic BiologyOxford University Press1076836X, 106351573.185
18Conservation LettersJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.1755263X3.083
19Global Environmental ChangeElsevier Ltd.09593780, 187294952.945
20Environmental Science and Technology LettersAmerican Chemical Society232889302.909
21Methods in Ecology and EvolutionJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.2041210X2.805
22Molecular Ecology ResourcesWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1755098X, 175509982.594
23Global Ecology and BiogeographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14668238, 1466822X2.447
24EcographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16000587, 090675902.372
25PLoS GeneticsPublic Library of Science15537390, 155374042.363
26BMC BiologyBioMed Central Ltd.174170072.324
27Environmental Science and EcotechnologyElsevier BV266649842.247
28Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: WaterJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.204919482.245
29Global Food SecurityElsevier221191242.173
30Biological ConservationElsevier BV632072.146
31Current Forestry ReportsSpringer International Publishing AG219864362.143
32Reviews in AquacultureBlackwell Publishing Asia17535131, 175351232.117
33Functional EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd02698463, 136524352.073
34Conservation BiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd15231739, 088888922.071
35Journal of EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00220477, 136527452.07
36Landscape and Urban PlanningElsevier16920462.065
37Reviews in Fisheries Science and AquacultureTaylor and Francis Ltd.23308249, 233082572.064
38Journal of Applied EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00218901, 136526641.964
39EcologyWiley-Blackwell1296581.958
40Ecosystem ServicesElsevier BV221204161.956
41Molecular EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1365294X, 096210831.937
42Journal of Animal EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00218790, 136526561.913
43People and NatureWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd257583141.909
44Geography and Sustainability20967438, 266668391.898
45Life Science AllianceRockefeller University Press257510771.884
46PLoS Computational BiologyPublic Library of Science15537358, 1553734X1.872
47Fish and FisheriesWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14672960, 146729791.868
48Environmental DNAJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.263749431.809
49Evolution and Human BehaviorElsevier Inc.109051381.795
50AmbioAllen Press Inc.16547209, 004474471.769
51International Journal of Biological SciencesIvyspring International Publisher144922881.75
52Diversity and DistributionsWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13669516, 147246421.731
53Ecological ApplicationsWiley-Blackwell19395582, 105107611.726
54Quaternary Science ReviewsElsevier Ltd.27737911.701
55mSystemsAmerican Society for Microbiology237950771.691
56Mammal ReviewWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd03051838, 136529071.672
57Agriculture, Ecosystems and EnvironmentElsevier16788091.639
58IMA FungusInternational Mycological Association22106359, 221063401.616
59Plants People PlanetWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd257226111.611
60BiogeosciencesEuropean Geosciences Union17264189, 172641701.598
61Current Opinion in Insect ScienceElsevier BV22145745, 221457531.589
62Systematic EntomologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13653113, 030769701.572
63Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation253006441.54
64Sustainability ScienceSpringer Japan18624065, 186240571.535
65Evolution; international journal of organic evolutionWiley-Blackwell15585646, 001438201.503
66American NaturalistUniversity of Chicago00030147, 153753231.49
67Landscape EcologySpringer Netherlands15729761, 092129731.471
68OikosWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16000706, 003012991.471
69Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceElsevier BV221214471.465
70GeobiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14724677, 147246691.441
71Urban Forestry and Urban GreeningUrban und Fischer Verlag GmbH und Co. KG161886671.434
72Movement EcologyBioMed Central Ltd.205139331.428
73EcosystemsSpringer New York14329840, 143506291.427
74Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionAcademic Press Inc.10959513, 105579031.414
75Ecological IndicatorsElsevier1470160X1.396
76Environmental MicrobiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14622912, 146229201.391
77Fungal Systematics and EvolutionWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute25893823, 258938311.376
78Evolutionary ApplicationsWiley-Blackwell175245711.374
79Genome Biology and EvolutionOxford University Press175966531.374
80Journal of BiogeographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13652699, 030502701.371
81Remote Sensing in Ecology and ConservationWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd205634851.366
82Environmental Impact Assessment ReviewElsevier Inc.19592551.362
83CladisticsWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd10960031, 074830071.347
84Journal of Human EvolutionAcademic Press Inc.00472484, 109586061.338
85Canadian Journal of Agricultural EconomicsWiley-Blackwell00083976, 174479761.333
86Journal of Pest ScienceSpringer Verlag16124758, 161247661.31
87Insect Systematics and DiversityOxford University Press239934211.294
88Journal of Geophysical Research G: BiogeosciencesWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd21698953, 216989611.285
89Ecosystems and PeopleTaylor and Francis Ltd.26395908, 263959161.28
90PaleoAmericaTaylor and Francis Ltd.20555563, 205555711.28
91Restoration EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1526100X, 106129711.238
92Fire EcologyAssociation for Fire Ecology193397471.224
93PresliaCzech Botanical Society3277861.223
94Animal ConservationWiley-Blackwell13679430, 146917951.213
95Issues in EcologyEcological Society of America109289871.213
96NeoBiotaPensoft Publishers16190033, 131424881.213
97Horticultural Plant JournalElsevier BV20959885, 246801411.199
98Ecology and SocietyThe Resilience Alliance170830871.188
99EvoDevoBioMed Central Ltd.204191391.172
100Applied Soil EcologyElsevier92913931.164
101Marine Life Science and TechnologySpringer Verlag26621746, 209664901.158
102Soil Ecology LettersHigher Education Press Limited Company26622289, 266222971.158
103Wildlife MonographsWiley-Blackwell8401731.157
104Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Library300901.155
105Environmental and Experimental BotanyElsevier9884721.129
106Biology DirectBioMed Central Ltd.174561501.117
107Aquaculture, Economics and ManagementTaylor and Francis Ltd.13657305, 136573131.109
108Insect Conservation and DiversityWiley-Blackwell17524598, 1752458X1.106
109Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, PalaeoecologyElsevier3101821.097
110Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionFrontiers Media S.A.2296701X1.095
111Microbiology spectrumAmerican Society for Microbiology216504971.095
112Basic and Applied EcologyUrban und Fischer Verlag Jena16180089, 143917911.094
113Forest EcosystemsElsevier BV21975620, 209563551.093
114Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and SystematicsUrban und Fischer Verlag Jena143383191.076
115Microbial EcologySpringer New York00953628, 1432184X1.072
116Ecological ProcessesSpringer International Publishing AG219217091.07
117Evolution: Education and OutreachBioMed Central Ltd.19366426, 193664341.07
118EcosphereWiley-Blackwell215089251.067
119PaleobiologyCambridge University Press00948373, 193853311.063
120PalaeontologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14754983, 003102391.058
121Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press10963642, 002440821.055
122MycorrhizaSpringer Verlag14321890, 094063601.048
123Biodiversity and ConservationSpringer Netherlands15729710, 096031151.045
124Global Ecology and ConservationElsevier BV235198941.045
125Phytobiomes JournalAmerican Phytopathological Society247129061.044
126Animal BehaviourAcademic Press Inc.00033472, 109582821.043
127ElementaUniversity of California Press232510261.037
128Plant DirectJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.247544551.034
129Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyAmerican Society for Microbiology00992240, 109853361.032
130Journal of Systematics and EvolutionWiley-Blackwell17596831, 167449181.029
131Genetics Selection EvolutionBioMed Central Ltd.0999193X, 129796861.027
132FEMS Microbiology EcologyOxford University Press01686496, 157469411.025
133HoloceneSAGE Publications Ltd14770911, 095968361.025
134MycoKeysPensoft Publishers13144057, 131440491.025
135Ecosystem Health and SustainabilityTaylor and Francis Ltd.23328878, 209641291.023
136Frontiers in Forests and Global ChangeFrontiers Media S.A.2624893X1.022
137Journal of Experimental BiologyCompany of Biologists Ltd14779145, 002209491.018
138BoreasWiley-Blackwell03009483, 150238851.013
139Journal of Vegetation ScienceWiley-Blackwell110092331.008
140OecologiaSpringer Verlag00298519, 00298549, 143219391.007
141Zoologica ScriptaWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14636409, 030032561.002
142Zoological researchKunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences209581370.981
143Conservation Science and PracticeJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd257848540.98
144Agrarian SouthSAGE Publications Inc.23210281, 227797600.979
145Fungal Biology and BiotechnologyBioMed Central Ltd.205430850.975
146Environmental Microbiology ReportsWiley-Blackwell175822290.972
147BMC Ecology and EvolutionBioMed Central Ltd.147267850.968
148Environmental EvidenceBioMed Central Ltd.204723820.967
149Behavioral EcologyOxford University Press14657279, 104522490.952
150Environmental and Sustainability IndicatorsElsevier BV266597270.95
151Evolution, Medicine and Public HealthOxford University Press205062010.945
152Insect ScienceWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd17447917, 167296090.944
153Plant DiversityKeAi Communications Co.24682659, 209627030.944
154Journal of Integrative AgricultureElsevier BV209531190.941
155Systematic and Applied MicrobiologyUrban und Fischer Verlag Jena16180984, 072320200.941
156ICES Journal of Marine ScienceOxford University Press10959289, 105431390.94
157Endangered Species ResearchInter-Research18635407, 161347960.939
158Evolutionary Human SciencesCambridge University Press2513843X0.939
159AnthropoceneElsevier BV221330540.934
160Integrative Organismal BiologyOxford University Press251748430.923
161Animal CognitionSpringer Verlag14359448, 143594560.919
162Ecology and EvolutionJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd204577580.918
163EcoHealthSpringer New York161292020.916
164Ecological InformaticsElsevier157495410.915
165Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologySpringer Verlag03405443, 143207620.907
166Journal of Evolutionary BiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1010061X, 142091010.907
167Invertebrate SystematicsCSIRO14472600, 144552260.902
168Vertebrate ZoologyMuseum of Zoology Dresden186457550.899
169Mycological ProgressSpringer Verlag1617416X0.897
170Fungal EcologyElsevier BV175450480.892
171Ecological ModellingElsevier18727026, 030438000.888
172Frontiers in Sustainable Food SystemsFrontiers Media S.A.2571581X0.879
173International Journal of Wildland FireCSIRO14485516, 104980010.878
174Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global ChangeSpringer Netherlands15731596, 138123860.876
175Journal of Marine SystemsElsevier18791573, 092479630.875
176Journal of Wildlife ManagementWiley-Blackwell19372817, 0022541X0.874
177Journal of FungiMDPI AG2309608X0.871
178American Journal of PrimatologyJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.02752565, 109823450.868
179Biological InvasionsSpringer Netherlands15731464, 138735470.865
180African Journal of HerpetologyTaylor and Francis Ltd.21564574, 215336600.864
181American Journal of BotanyJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.15372197, 000291220.863
182Environmental ManagementSpringer New York0364152X, 143210090.862
183Estuaries and CoastsSpringer New York15592731, 155927230.86
184Evolution and DevelopmentWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1525142X, 1520541X0.86
185Evolutionary BiologySpringer Verlag19342845, 007132600.859
186Marine Ecology - Progress SeriesInter-Research01718630, 161615990.859
187Plant BiologyWiley-Blackwell14388677, 143586030.856
188Frontiers in ZoologyBioMed Central Ltd.174299940.853
189Anthropocene ReviewSAGE Publications Inc.20530196, 2053020X0.85
190Journal of Island and Coastal ArchaeologyRoutledge15561828, 155648940.847
191Geology, Ecology, and LandscapesTaylor and Francis Ltd.247495080.836
192Journal of Molecular EvolutionSpringer New York14321432, 002228440.836
193Metabarcoding and MetagenomicsPensoft Publishers253497080.835
194MycologiaTaylor and Francis Ltd.00275514, 155725360.835
195Outlook on AgricultureSAGE Publications Inc.20436866, 003072700.835
196CondorUniversity of California Press1054220.832
197Infection, Genetics and EvolutionElsevier15677257, 156713480.826
198IbisWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1474919X, 001910190.821
199BiotropicaWiley-Blackwell17447429, 000636060.82
200EcohydrologyJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd19360584, 193605920.818



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