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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
1Nature SustainabilityNature Publishing Group239896297.896
2Genome BiologyBioMed Central Ltd1474760X, 147475965.792
3Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and SystematicsAnnual Reviews Inc.15452069, 1543592X5.205
4Trends in Ecology and EvolutionElsevier Ltd01695347, 187283834.728
5Nature Ecology and EvolutionNature Research2397334X4.671
6Global Change BiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13652486, 135410134.581
7Annual Review of EntomologyAnnual Reviews Inc.00664170, 154544873.817
8Ecological MonographsJohn Wiley and Sons Inc00129615, 155770153.776
9Eco-Environment and HealthElsevier B.V.277298503.598
10ISME JournalOxford University Press17517362, 175173703.415
11Environmental Science and EcotechnologyElsevier B.V.266649843.389
12Ecology LettersWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1461023X, 146102483.382
13Systematic BiologyOxford University Press1076836X, 106351573.343
14Global Environmental ChangeElsevier Ltd09593780, 187294953.283
15International Journal of Biological SciencesIvyspring International Publisher144922883.073
16Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentWiley-Blackwell15409295, 154093092.999
17Environmental Impact Assessment ReviewElsevier Inc.19592552.958
18Landscape and Urban PlanningElsevier B.V.16920462.952
19Reviews in AquacultureBlackwell Publishing Asia17535131, 175351232.849
20CladisticsWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd10960031, 074830072.836
21npj Urban SustainabilitySpringer Nature266180012.762
22NPJ BiodiversitySpringer Nature273142432.696
23Global Ecology and BiogeographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14668238, 1466822X2.648
24Environmental Science and Technology LettersAmerican Chemical Society232889302.645
25Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of FungiWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute18789080, 003158502.63
26Molecular Biology and EvolutionOxford University Press15371719, 073740382.607
27Methods in Ecology and EvolutionBritish Ecological Society2041210X2.606
28Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: WaterJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.204919482.504
29Journal of EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00220477, 136527452.424
30Global Food SecurityElsevier B.V.221191242.382
31EcographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16000587, 090675902.295
32Conservation LettersJohn Wiley and Sons Inc1755263X2.27
33Ecosystem ServicesElsevier B.V.221204162.225
34Current Forestry ReportsSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH219864362.2
35Environmental Chemistry and EcotoxicologyKeAi Communications Co.259018262.109
36Ecological IndicatorsElsevier B.V.1470160X2.099
37Agriculture, Ecosystems and EnvironmentElsevier B.V.16788092.094
38Green Technologies and SustainabilityKeAi Communications Co.294973612.051
39Environmental EvidenceBioMed Central Ltd204723822.045
40Geography and SustainabilityBeijing Normal University Press20967438, 266668392.031
41Urban Forestry and Urban GreeningElsevier GmbH16108167, 161886672.012
42Conservation BiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd15231739, 088888922.004
43Cambridge Prisms: Coastal FuturesCambridge University Press275472051.988
44Functional EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd02698463, 136524351.972
45AmbioSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.16547209, 004474471.904
46Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural HistoryPeabody Museum of Natural History21624135, 0079032X1.9
47Farming SystemChina Agricultural University294991191.866
48Molecular Ecology ResourcesWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1755098X, 175509981.86
49PLOS GeneticsPublic Library of Science15537390, 155374041.857
50Systematic EntomologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13653113, 030769701.831
51Fish and FisheriesWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14672960, 146729791.808
52People and NatureWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd257583141.79
53Ecological InformaticsElsevier B.V.157495411.77
54EcologyEcological Society of America19399170, 001296581.767
55Journal of Applied EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00218901, 136526641.765
56Evolution LettersOxford University Press205637441.738
57BMC BiologyBioMed Central Ltd174170071.731
58Environmental DNAJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.263749431.722
59Biological ConservationElsevier B.V.632071.7
60BiogeosciencesCopernicus Publications17264189, 172641701.689
61Ecological ApplicationsWiley-Blackwell19395582, 105107611.677
62mSystemsAmerican Society for Microbiology237950771.671
63Diversity and DistributionsWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13669516, 147246421.601
64Journal of Human EvolutionAcademic Press00472484, 109586061.585
65Remote Sensing in Ecology and ConservationWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd205634851.574
66Sustainability ScienceSpringer18624065, 186240571.554
67Innovation LifeInnovation Press295987611.553
68Horticultural Plant JournalKeAi Communications Co.20959885, 246801411.543
69Cell Reports SustainabilityCell Press294979061.536
70Current Opinion in Insect ScienceElsevier Inc.22145745, 221457531.518
71Fungal Systematics and EvolutionWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute25893823, 258938311.517
72Plant StressElsevier B.V.2667064X1.517
73Fire EcologySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH193397471.501
74Life Science Alliance257510771.498
75Applied Soil EcologyElsevier B.V.92913931.494
76Reviews in Fisheries Science and AquacultureTaylor and Francis Ltd.23308249, 233082571.49
77ElementaUniversity of California Press232510261.489
78Journal of Geophysical Research: BiogeosciencesJohn Wiley and Sons Inc21698953, 216989611.479
79Journal of Animal EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00218790, 136526561.477
80Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Library300901.472
81PLOS Computational BiologyPublic Library of Science15537358, 1553734X1.466
82Advanced Energy and Sustainability ResearchWiley-VCH Verlag269994121.462
83Mammal ReviewWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd03051838, 136529071.431
84Molecular EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1365294X, 096210831.429
85EcosystemsSpringer14329840, 143506291.423
86Plant DiversityKeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.24682659, 209627031.422
87Evolution and Human BehaviorElsevier Inc.109051381.391
88Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug DiscoveryElsevier B.V.259025711.389
89Zoological ResearchScience Press209581371.383
90Perspectives in Ecology and ConservationAssociacao Brasileira de Ciencia Ecologica e Conservacao253006441.376
91OikosWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16000706, 003012991.374
92Forest EcosystemsKeAi Communications Co.21975620, 209563551.372
93Quaternary Science ReviewsElsevier Ltd27737911.36
94Journal of BiogeographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13652699, 030502701.357
95GeobiologyJohn Wiley and Sons Inc14724677, 147246691.294
96AnthropoceneElsevier B.V.221330541.291
97Ecological ProcessesSpringer International Publishing AG219217091.282
98Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionAcademic Press Inc.10959513, 105579031.277
99Genome Biology and EvolutionOxford University Press175966531.274
100Environmental MicrobiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14622912, 146229201.269
101Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceElsevier Inc.221214471.264
102Journal of Plant EcologyOxford University Press17529921, 1752993X1.263
103Anthropocene ReviewSAGE Publications Inc.20530196, 2053020X1.262
104Biology DirectBioMed Central Ltd174561501.261
105Environmental and Experimental BotanyElsevier B.V.9884721.241
106Basic and Applied EcologyElsevier GmbH16180089, 143917911.225
107Botanical ReviewSpringer18749372, 000681011.22
108Landscape EcologySpringer Science and Business Media B.V.15729761, 092129731.211
109Ecology and SocietyResilience Alliance170830871.209
110Microbiology SpectrumAmerican Society for Microbiology216504971.206
111Movement EcologyBioMed Central Ltd205139331.206
112Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyAmerican Society for Microbiology00992240, 109853361.203
113Environmental and Sustainability IndicatorsElsevier B.V.266597271.188
114Journal of Political EcologyUniversity of Arizona Libraries107304511.187
115American NaturalistUniversity of Chicago00030147, 153753231.18
116PalaeontologyJohn Wiley and Sons Inc14754983, 003102391.173
117EvolutionOxford University Press15585646, 001438201.171
118EvoDevoBioMed Central Ltd204191391.16
119Advances in SimulationBioMed Central Ltd205906281.148
120Ecosystems and PeopleTaylor and Francis Ltd.26395908, 263959161.145
121Vertebrate ZoologySenckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft186457551.138
122PresliaCzech Botanical Society00327786, 2570950X1.136
123Frontiers in Forests and Global ChangeFrontiers Media SA2624893X1.127
124Plants People PlanetWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd257226111.121
125Microbial EcologySpringer00953628, 1432184X1.118
126Journal of Integrative AgricultureKeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.20953119, 235234251.109
127Genetics Selection EvolutionBioMed Central Ltd0999193X, 129796861.108
128Restoration EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1526100X, 106129711.102
129EcosphereWiley-Blackwell215089251.095
130Agriculture and Food SecurityBioMed Central Ltd204870101.086
131Climate Change EcologyElsevier Inc.266690051.084
132Conservation Science and PracticeJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd257848541.079
133Insect Conservation and DiversityWiley-Blackwell17524598, 1752458X1.077
134Soil Ecology LettersHigher Education Press Limited Company26622289, 266222971.073
135Environmental HumanitiesDuke University Press220119191.072
136ICES Journal of Marine ScienceOxford University Press10959289, 105431391.072
137Plant BiologyWiley-Blackwell14388677, 143586031.066
138Environmental SociologyTaylor and Francis Ltd.232510421.065
139Journal of Vegetation ScienceJohn Wiley and Sons Inc16541103, 110092331.064
140Applied Vegetation ScienceWiley-Blackwell1654109X, 140220011.063
141Journal of Systematics and EvolutionWiley-Blackwell17596831, 167449181.04
142npj Sustainable AgricultureSpringer Nature273192021.04
143Marine Life Science and TechnologySpringer Verlag26621746, 209664901.039
144Journal of Pest ScienceSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH16124758, 161247661.031
145FEMS Microbiology EcologyOxford University Press01686496, 157469411.028
146Global Ecology and ConservationElsevier B.V.235198941.027
147Ecological Solutions and EvidenceJohn Wiley and Sons Inc268883191.026
148Biodiversity and ConservationSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.15729710, 096031151.025
149Journal of the American Water Resources AssociationWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1093474X, 175216881.025
150MycoKeysPensoft Publishers13144057, 131440491.022
151Animal ConservationWiley-Blackwell13679430, 146917951.017
152Cambridge Prisms: PlasticsCambridge University Press2755094X1.004
153Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press10963642, 002440820.991
154PaleobiologyCambridge University Press00948373, 193853310.988
155Frontiers in Fungal BiologyFrontiers Media SA267361280.987
156Journal of Evolutionary BiologyOxford University Press1010061X, 142091010.987
157Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and EnvironmentJohn Wiley and Sons Inc2767035X0.987
158Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental EvolutionJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.15525007, 155250150.978
159Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, PalaeoecologyElsevier B.V.3101820.973
160Insect Systematics and DiversityOxford University Press239934210.97
161IMA FungusPensoft Publishers22106359, 221063400.969
162Ornithological ApplicationsOxford University Press273246210.963
163Journal of FungiMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)2309608X0.961
164PlantsMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)222377470.96
165Alpine BotanySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH1664221X, 166422010.959
166Evolutionary ApplicationsJohn Wiley and Sons Inc175245710.957
167Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global ChangeSpringer Netherlands15731596, 138123860.957
168Ecosystem Health and SustainabilityAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science23328878, 209641290.953
169Watershed Ecology and the EnvironmentKeAi Communications Co.258947140.952
170Journal of Great Lakes ResearchInternational Association of Great Lakes Research38013300.943
171Metabarcoding and MetagenomicsPensoft Publishers253497080.94
172Geology, Ecology, and LandscapesTaylor and Francis Ltd.247495080.933
173Environments - MDPIMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)207632980.927
174Integrative SystematicsState Museum for Natural History Stuttgart26282380, 262824290.924
175Peer Community JournalCentre Mersenne280438710.922
176Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and SystematicsElsevier GmbH16180437, 143383190.918
177American Journal of BotanyJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.15372197, 000291220.916
178Vegetation Classification and SurveyPensoft Publishers268306710.916
179OecologiaSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH00298549, 143219390.909
180Biological InvasionsSpringer Nature15731464, 138735470.906
181Aquaculture and FisheriesKeAi Communications Co.20961758, 2468550X0.901
182Environmental ManagementSpringer0364152X, 143210090.9
183Behavioral EcologyOxford University Press14657279, 104522490.89
184Applications in Plant SciencesJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.216804500.889
185Estuaries and CoastsSpringer15592731, 155927230.889
186MycorrhizaSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH14321890, 094063600.882
187IbisWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1474919X, 001910190.878
188Annals of Forest ScienceSpringer-Verlag Italia s.r.l.1297966X, 128645600.874
189Aquaculture Economics and ManagementTaylor and Francis Ltd.13657305, 136573130.874
190Urban EcosystemsSpringer15731642, 108381550.873
191Microbes and EnvironmentsJapanese Society of Microbial Ecology13426311, 134744050.871
192LifeMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)207517290.869
193BoreasJohn Wiley and Sons Inc03009483, 150238850.868
194DendrochronologiaElsevier GmbH16120051, 112578650.866
195Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionFrontiers Media SA2296701X0.86
196Ecological ModellingElsevier B.V.18727026, 030438000.859
197Journal of Sea ResearchElsevier B.V.138511010.852
198Animal BehaviourAcademic Press00033472, 109582820.849
199Plant DirectJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.247544550.849
200Systematic and Applied MicrobiologyElsevier GmbH16180984, 072320200.848
201Journal of Experimental BiologyCompany of Biologists Ltd14779145, 002209490.844
202NeoBiotaPensoft Publishers16190033, 131424880.839
203Conservation and SocietyWolters Kluwer Medknow Publications09724923, 097531330.833
204Journal of Marine SystemsElsevier B.V.18791573, 092479630.829
205Behavioral SciencesMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)2076328X0.828
206Frontiers in ZoologyBioMed Central Ltd174299940.826
207Environmental Microbiology ReportsJohn Wiley and Sons Inc175822290.823
208Phytobiomes JournalAmerican Phytopathological Society247129060.822
209Evolution and DevelopmentWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1525142X, 1520541X0.821
210BMC Ecology and EvolutionBioMed Central Ltd273071820.818



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