This blog post features a list of non-paid open-access Ecology journals indexed in Scopus. A few journals are also indexed in Web of Science.
The journals are published by reputed publishers (Elsevier, Springer, renowned universities, etc.).
Non-paid open-access journals don’t charge their authors for publishing research papers.
Open Access Journals publish research papers that are free for readers to download.
List of Free, Open Access Ecology Journals Indexed in Scopus
| S. No. | Journal Title | Publisher | ISSN | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Web Ecology | Copernicus Publications | 1399-1183 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Oceanography | Science: Biology (General): Ecology | Science: Microbiology | Science |
| 2 | Annali di Botanica | University La Sapienza of Rome | 2239-3129 | Science: Botany |
| 3 | Human Ecology Review | ANU Press | 2204-0919 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography |
| 4 | Socijalna Ekologija | Croatian Sociological Society, Department of Sociology at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb | 1849-0360 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography | Social Sciences: Sociology (General) | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 5 | Folia Oecologica | Sciendo | 1338-7014 | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 6 | European Journal of Ecology | Sciendo | 1339-8474 | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 7 | Journal of Landscape Ecology | Sciendo | 1805-4196 | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 8 | Plant Ecology and Evolution | Meise Botanic Garden | 2032-3921 | Science: Botany: Plant ecology |
| 9 | Ecocycles | European Ecocycles Society | 2416-2140 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 10 | Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation | Elsevier | 2530-0644 | Science: Biology (General): Ecology | Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution |
| 11 | Limnetica | Asociación Ibérica de Limnología | 1989-1806 | Science: Biology (General): Life | Science: Biology (General): Ecology | Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering: Environmental pollution |
| 12 | Scientia Marina | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | 1886-8134 | Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| 13 | Sociobiology | Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana | 2447-8067 | Science: Zoology | Science: Biology (General): Ecology | Science: Natural history (General) |
| 14 | Journal of Political Ecology | University of Arizona Libraries | 1073-0451 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences | Political science |
| 15 | Kitaibelia | Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Debrecen | 2064-4507 | Science: Botany: Plant ecology | Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution |
| 16 | Mires and Peat | International Mire Conservation Group and International Peatland Society | 1819-754X | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 17 | Botanica Serbica | University of Belgrade | 1821-2638 | Science: Botany: Plant ecology |
| 18 | Journal of Pollination Ecology | Enviroquest Ltd. | 1920-7603 | Science: Biology (General): Evolution | Science: Botany: Plant ecology |
| 19 | Advances in Oceanography and Limnology | PAGEPress Publications | 1947-573X | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 20 | International Aquatic Research | Islamic Azad University | 2008-6970 | Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 21 | Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia | Associação Brasileira de Limnologia | 2179-975X | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 22 | Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering | Groundwater Science and Engineering Limited | Science: Biology (General): Ecology | Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics. Underground construction | |
| 23 | Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes | Taylor & Francis Group | 2474-9508 | Science: Biology (General): Ecology | Science: Geology |
| 24 | Collectanea Botanica | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas | 1989-1067 | Science: Biology (General) | Science: Botany |
| 25 | Darwiniana | Instituto de Botánica Darwinion y el Museo Botánico de Córdoba | 1850-1702 | Science: Biology (General) | Science: Botany |
| 26 | Geographica Helvetica | Copernicus Publications | 2194-8798 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General) | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Mathematical geography. Cartography: Cartography |
| 27 | Reinwardtia | Indonesian Institute of Sciences | 2337-8824 | Science: Biology (General) | Science: Botany |
| 28 | Acarologia | Les Amis d’Acarologia | 2107-7207 | Science: Biology (General) |
| 29 | Asian Fisheries Science | Asian Fisheries Society | 2073-3720 | Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| 30 | Colombia Forestal | Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas | 2256-201X | Agriculture: Forestry |
| 31 | Biota Colombiana | Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt | 2539-200X | Science: Biology (General) |
| 32 | Ciencias Marinas | Universidad Autónoma de Baja California | 2395-9053 | Science: Biology (General) |
| 33 | Acta Botanica Mexicana | Instituto de Ecología A.C. | 2448-7589 | Science: Botany |
| 34 | Avocetta | Centro Italiano Studi Ornitologici | 2420-9589 | Science: Zoology |
| 35 | European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies | CEDLA | 1879-4750 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General) |
| 36 | Wildfowl | Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust | 2052-6458 | Science: Natural history (General): General. Including nature conservation, geographical distribution |
| 37 | Aquatic Living Resources | EDP Sciences | 1765-2952 | Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| 38 | Banko Janakari | Forest Research and Training Centre | 2631-2301 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences | Agriculture: Forestry |
| 39 | Arachnologische Mitteilungen | Arachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES) | 2199-7233 | Science: Zoology |
| 40 | Ecosistemas | Asociación Española de Ecología Terrestre | 1697-2473 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences |
| 41 | Ciudades | Universidad de Valladolid | 2445-3943 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography |
| 42 | Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae | Hungarian Natural History Museum; Hungarian Academy of Sciences | 2064-2474 | Science: Zoology |
| 43 | Adansonia | Publications scientifiques du Muséum | 1639-4798 | Agriculture | Science: Botany |
| 44 | Biomath | Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics | 1314-7218 | Science: Biology (General) | Science: Mathematics |
| 45 | Poljoprivreda | Faculty of Agrobitechnical Sciences Osijek | 1848-8080 | Agriculture: Agriculture (General) | Agriculture: Plant culture |
| 46 | Tichodroma | Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Forest Ecology | 2644-4992 | Science: Zoology |
| 47 | Annales, Series Historia Naturalis | The Historical Society of Southern Primorska Koper | 2591-1783 | Science: Natural history (General) |
| 48 | Lankesteriana | Universidad de Costa Rica | 2215-2067 | Science: Botany |
| 49 | Hydrologie und Wasserbewirtschaftung | Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde | Science: Biology (General): Ecology | |
| 50 | Folia Malacologica | The Association of Polish Malacologists in cooperation with The Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań & Bogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe | 2300-7125 | Science: Biology (General) | Science: Zoology |
| 51 | Studia Regionalne i Lokalne | University of Warsaw, Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG) | 2719-8049 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography | Social Sciences |
| 52 | San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science | eScholarship Publishing, University of California | 1546-2366 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences |
| 53 | Animal Biodiversity and Conservation | Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona | 2014-928X | Science: Zoology |
| 54 | Acta Agriculturae Slovenica | University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) | 1854-1941 | Agriculture |
| 55 | Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences | Elsevier | 1658-077X | Agriculture: Agriculture (General) |
| 56 | European Journal of Environmental Sciences | Karolinum Press | 2336-1964 | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 57 | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | 2007-8706 | Science: Biology (General) |
| 58 | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems | EDP Sciences | 1961-9502 | Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| 59 | Therya | Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C. | 2007-3364 | Science: Biology (General) | Science: Zoology |
| 60 | Journal of Urban and Regional Analysis | University of Bucharest | 2068-9969 | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography | Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology |
| 61 | Forest Systems | Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria | 2171-9845 | Agriculture: Forestry |
| 62 | Ecological Processes | SpringerOpen | 2192-1709 | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 63 | Botanica Pacifica | FEB RAS, Botanical Garden-Institute | 2410-3713 | Science: Botany |
| 64 | Borneo Journal of Resource Science and Technology | UNIMAS Publisher | 0128-2972 | Technology | Science |
| 65 | Journal of Health Sciences | University of Sarajevo | 1986-8049 | Medicine: Medicine (General) |
| 66 | Persian Journal of Acarology | Acarological Society of Iran | 2251-8169 | Science: Zoology |
| 67 | Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity | Elsevier | 2287-9544 | Science: Biology (General): Ecology |
| 68 | Foods and Raw Materials | Kemerovo State University | 2310-9599 | Technology: Chemical technology: Food processing and manufacture |
| 69 | International Journal of Aquatic Biology | University of Tehran | 2322-5270 | Science: Biology (General) |
| 70 | Natural History Sciences | PAGEPress Publications | 2385-0922 | Science: Botany | Science: Geology |
| 71 | Plant Diversity | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | 2468-2659 | Science: Biology (General) | Science: Botany |
| 72 | Aquaculture and Fisheries | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | 2468-550X | Agriculture: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| 73 | Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials | L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | 2616-8537 | Science: Physics |
| 74 | Botanica | Nature Research Centre | 2538-8657 | Science: Biology (General) | Science: Microbiology |
| 75 | International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks | KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. | 2577-445X | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences | Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Geography (General) |
| 76 | Mediterranean Botany | Universidad Complutense de Madrid | 2603-9109 | Science: Botany |
| 77 | Zoodiversity | Publishing House “Akademperiodyka” | 2707-7268 | Science: Zoology |
| 78 | Water Quality Research Journal | IWA Publishing | 2709-8052 | Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering |