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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 Group239896297.292
2Fungal DiversitySpringer Nature15602745, 187891296.546
3Genome BiologyBioMed Central Ltd1474760X, 147475965.71
4Trends in Ecology and EvolutionElsevier Ltd01695347, 187283834.876
5Annual Review of EntomologyAnnual Reviews Inc.00664170, 154544874.655
6Global Change BiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13652486, 135410134.6
7Nature Ecology and EvolutionNature Research2397334X4.357
8Environmental Science and EcotechnologyElsevier B.V.266649844.161
9Molecular Biology and EvolutionOxford University Press15371719, 073740384.085
10ISME JournalOxford University Press17517362, 175173703.973
11Ecology LettersWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1461023X, 146102483.905
12MycosphereZhongkai University20777019, 207770003.903
13Eco-Environment and HealthElsevier B.V.277298503.58
14Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentWiley-Blackwell15409295, 154093093.513
15Ecological MonographsJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.1296153.383
16Global Environmental ChangeElsevier Ltd09593780, 187294953.355
17npj Urban SustainabilitySpringer Nature266180013.185
18Methods in Ecology and EvolutionBritish Ecological Society2041210X2.945
19Systematic BiologyOxford University Press1076836X, 106351572.945
20Landscape and Urban PlanningElsevier B.V.16920462.932
21Environmental Science and Technology LettersAmerican Chemical Society232889302.768
22Reviews in AquacultureBlackwell Publishing Asia17535131, 175351232.729
23International Journal of Biological SciencesIvyspring International Publisher144922882.715
24Global Food SecurityElsevier B.V.221191242.697
25Environmental Impact Assessment ReviewElsevier Inc.19592552.681
26Persoonia: Molecular Phylogeny and Evolution of FungiNational Herbarium Nederland3158502.674
27Global Ecology and BiogeographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14668238, 1466822X2.603
28EcographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16000587, 090675902.54
29Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: WaterJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.204919482.524
30Current Forestry ReportsSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH219864362.451
31Journal of EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00220477, 136527452.422
32Conservation LettersJohn Wiley and Sons Inc1755263X2.405
33Molecular Ecology ResourcesWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1755098X, 175509982.281
34Conservation BiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd15231739, 088888922.222
35Fish and FisheriesWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14672960, 146729792.153
36NPJ BiodiversitySpringer Nature273142432.081
37Ecosystem ServicesElsevier B.V.221204162.065
38Urban Forestry and Urban GreeningElsevier GmbH16108167, 161886672.065
39EcologyWiley-Blackwell1296582.04
40Geography and SustainabilityBeijing Normal University Press20967438, 266668392.023
41Systematic EntomologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13653113, 030769701.982
42CladisticsWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd10960031, 074830071.973
43Ecological IndicatorsElsevier B.V.1470160X1.959
44PLoS GeneticsPublic Library of Science15537390, 155374041.945
45Functional EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd02698463, 136524351.936
46Environmental DNAJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.263749431.904
47Green Technologies and SustainabilityKeAi Communications Co.294973611.904
48Journal of Applied EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00218901, 136526641.898
49Mammal ReviewWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd03051838, 136529071.887
50Environmental Chemistry and EcotoxicologyKeAi Communications Co.259018261.865
51AmbioSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.16547209, 004474471.862
52Diversity and DistributionsWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13669516, 147246421.79
53Ecological ApplicationsWiley-Blackwell19395582, 105107611.778
54BMC BiologyBioMed Central Ltd174170071.727
55Advanced Energy and Sustainability ResearchWiley-VCH Verlag269994121.719
56Molecular EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1365294X, 096210831.707
57Journal of Animal EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd00218790, 136526561.698
58Biological ConservationElsevier B.V.632071.654
59BiogeosciencesCopernicus Publications17264189, 172641701.645
60Reviews in Fisheries Science and AquacultureTaylor and Francis Ltd.23308249, 233082571.63
61People and NatureWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd257583141.621
62Evolution LettersOxford University Press205637441.611
63Current Opinion in Insect ScienceElsevier Inc.22145745, 221457531.591
64Horticultural Plant JournalKeAi Communications Co.20959885, 246801411.589
65mSystemsAmerican Society for Microbiology237950771.558
66Life Science AllianceLife Science Alliance, LLC257510771.544
67Sustainability ScienceSpringer18624065, 186240571.515
68PLoS Computational BiologyPublic Library of Science15537358, 1553734X1.503
69EcosystemsSpringer14329840, 143506291.502
70Ecological InformaticsElsevier B.V.157495411.491
71Applied Soil EcologyElsevier B.V.92913931.456
72Perspectives in Ecology and ConservationAssociacao Brasileira de Ciencia Ecologica e Conservacao253006441.446
73Journal of BiogeographyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13652699, 030502701.438
74OikosWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd16000706, 003012991.438
75Journal of Geophysical Research: BiogeosciencesJohn Wiley and Sons Inc21698953, 216989611.432
76Journal of Human EvolutionAcademic Press00472484, 109586061.393
77Environmental EvidenceBioMed Central Ltd204723821.382
78Evolutionary ApplicationsJohn Wiley and Sons Inc175245711.362
79Farming SystemChina Agricultural University294991191.361
80Evolution and Human BehaviorElsevier Inc.109051381.355
81ElementaUniversity of California Press232510261.353
82EvoDevoBioMed Central Ltd204191391.351
83Environmental MicrobiologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14622912, 146229201.345
84Quaternary Science ReviewsElsevier Ltd27737911.334
85Landscape EcologySpringer Science and Business Media B.V.15729761, 092129731.329
86Journal of Contextual Behavioral ScienceElsevier Inc.221214471.319
87GeobiologyJohn Wiley and Sons Inc14724677, 147246691.318
88Current Research in Pharmacology and Drug DiscoveryElsevier B.V.259025711.317
89Plant StressElsevier B.V.2667064X1.315
90PresliaCzech Botanical Society00327786, 2570950X1.308
91Movement EcologyBioMed Central Ltd205139331.295
92Anthropocene ReviewSAGE Publications Inc.20530196, 2053020X1.29
93Environmental and Sustainability IndicatorsElsevier B.V.266597271.286
94Remote Sensing in Ecology and ConservationWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd205634851.271
95American NaturalistUniversity of Chicago00030147, 153753231.265
96Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural HistoryAmerican Museum of Natural History Library300901.259
97Ecological ProcessesSpringer International Publishing AG219217091.256
98Plant DiversityKeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.24682659, 209627031.249
99Zoological ResearchScience Press209581371.243
100Cambridge Prisms: Coastal FuturesCambridge University Press275472051.238
101IMA FungusBioMed Central Ltd22106359, 221063401.206
102Molecular Phylogenetics and EvolutionAcademic Press Inc.10959513, 105579031.2
103Biology DirectBioMed Central Ltd174561501.199
104Journal of Pest ScienceSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH16124758, 161247661.193
105Forest EcosystemsKeAi Communications Co.21975620, 209563551.176
106Genome Biology and EvolutionOxford University Press175966531.173
107EvolutionOxford University Press15585646, 001438201.172
108Fire EcologySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH193397471.168
109Restoration EcologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1526100X, 106129711.167
110Soil Ecology LettersHigher Education Press Limited Company26622289, 266222971.15
111Microbiology SpectrumAmerican Society for Microbiology216504971.149
112Environmental and Experimental BotanyElsevier B.V.9884721.147
113Basic and Applied EcologyElsevier GmbH16180089, 143917911.143
114Marine Life Science and TechnologySpringer Verlag26621746, 209664901.139
115FEMS Microbiology EcologyOxford University Press01686496, 157469411.129
116Fungal Systematics and EvolutionWesterdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute25893823, 258938311.126
117EcosphereWiley-Blackwell215089251.12
118Journal of Integrative AgricultureKeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.209531191.113
119Ecosystems and PeopleTaylor and Francis Ltd.26395908, 263959161.108
120Journal of Systematics and EvolutionWiley-Blackwell17596831, 167449181.108
121Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyAmerican Society for Microbiology00992240, 109853361.106
122Insect Systematics and DiversityOxford University Press239934211.1
123Insect Conservation and DiversityWiley-Blackwell17524598, 1752458X1.093
124Climate Change EcologyElsevier Inc.266690051.089
125Plant BiologyWiley-Blackwell14388677, 143586031.089
126Agriculture and Food SecurityBioMed Central Ltd204870101.084
127Advances in SimulationBioMed Central Ltd205906281.082
128Botanical ReviewSpringer18749372, 000681011.076
129MycorrhizaSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH14321890, 094063601.071
130Conservation Science and PracticeJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd257848541.069
131Ecology and SocietyResilience Alliance170830871.069
132Journal of Vegetation ScienceWiley-Blackwell110092331.068
133Aquaculture Economics and ManagementTaylor and Francis Ltd.13657305, 136573131.062
134NeoBiotaPensoft Publishers16190033, 131424881.061
135ICES Journal of Marine ScienceOxford University Press10959289, 105431391.058
136Global Ecology and ConservationElsevier B.V.235198941.045
137Animal ConservationWiley-Blackwell13679430, 146917951.036
138Journal of Plant EcologyOxford University Press17529921, 1752993X1.019
139RangelandsSociety for Range Management01900528, 1551501X1.012
140Microbial EcologySpringer00953628, 1432184X1.011
141PaleobiologyCambridge University Press00948373, 193853311.009
142Systematic and Applied MicrobiologyElsevier GmbH16180984, 072320201.008
143Zoological Journal of the Linnean SocietyOxford University Press10963642, 002440821.007
144AnthropoceneElsevier B.V.221330540.995
145Evolutionary Human SciencesCambridge University Press2513843X0.991
146MycoKeysPensoft Publishers13144057, 131440490.971
147Plants People PlanetWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd257226110.971
148OecologiaSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH00298549, 143219390.966
149American Journal of BotanyJohn Wiley & Sons Inc.15372197, 000291220.964
150Journal of FungiMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)2309608X0.956
151Ecosystem Health and SustainabilityAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science23328878, 209641290.946
152Journal of Marine SystemsElsevier B.V.18791573, 092479630.945
153Web EcologyCopernicus Publications21933081, 139911830.937
154Estuaries and CoastsSpringer15592731, 155927230.934
155Journal of Experimental BiologyCompany of Biologists Ltd14779145, 002209490.931
156Behavioral EcologyOxford University Press14657279, 104522490.925
157Journal of the American Water Resources AssociationWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1093474X, 175216880.924
158BoreasJohn Wiley and Sons Inc03009483, 150238850.922
159Journal of Evolutionary BiologyOxford University Press1010061X, 142091010.921
160Vegetation Classification and SurveyPensoft Publishers268306710.911
161Frontiers in ZoologyBioMed Central Ltd174299940.908
162Biodiversity and ConservationSpringer Science and Business Media B.V.15729710, 096031150.907
163Vertebrate ZoologySenckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft186457550.906
164Frontiers in Forests and Global ChangeFrontiers Media SA2624893X0.905
165Genetics Selection EvolutionBioMed Central Ltd0999193X, 129796860.903
166Biological InvasionsSpringer Nature15731464, 138735470.902
167Insect ScienceWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd17447917, 167296090.9
168Outlook on AgricultureSAGE Publications Inc.20436866, 003072700.899
169Ecological ModellingElsevier B.V.18727026, 030438000.896
170Frontiers of BiogeographyeScholarship University of California194865960.893
171PlantsMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)222377470.888
172Evolution and DevelopmentWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd1525142X, 1520541X0.882
173TaxonInternational Association for Plant Taxonomy00400262, 199681750.882
174Environmental SociologyTaylor and Francis Ltd.232510420.872
175International Journal of MicrobiologyJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd16879198, 1687918X0.872
176Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and CognitionAmerican Psychological Association23298464, 232984560.862
177Metabarcoding and MetagenomicsPensoft Publishers253497080.862
178PalaeontologyJohn Wiley and Sons Inc14754983, 003102390.862
179Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and EnvironmentJohn Wiley and Sons Inc2767035X0.861
180Ecology and EvolutionJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd204577580.858
181Environmental Microbiology ReportsJohn Wiley and Sons Inc175822290.858
182Applied Vegetation ScienceWiley-Blackwell1654109X, 140220010.855
183Rangeland Ecology and ManagementElsevier Inc.155074240.854
184Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global ChangeSpringer Netherlands15731596, 138123860.851
185Environmental ManagementSpringer0364152X, 143210090.849
186Frontiers in Ecology and EvolutionFrontiers Media SA2296701X0.846
187DendrochronologiaElsevier GmbH16120051, 112578650.844
188Phytobiomes JournalAmerican Phytopathological Society247129060.841
189Ecological Solutions and EvidenceJohn Wiley and Sons Inc268883190.835
190Ecological EntomologyWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd13652311, 030769460.834
191Zoologica ScriptaWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14636409, 030032560.833
192Environments - MDPIMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)207632980.831
193Urban EcosystemsSpringer15731642, 108381550.831
194Ethics in Science and Environmental PoliticsInter-Research16118014, 186354150.824
195LifeMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)207517290.824
196BMC Ecology and EvolutionBioMed Central Ltd147267850.823
197Alpine BotanySpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH1664221X, 166422010.82
198Journal of Molecular EvolutionSpringer14321432, 002228440.818
199Ecological Management and RestorationWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd14427001, 144289030.816
200Animal BehaviourAcademic Press00033472, 109582820.815



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