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Waterbirds

Abbreviation (ISO):WATERBIRDS
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.289•SCImago Rank: #17,605•Identifier (ISSN):1524-4695(Print)•Articles / Year: 22•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,630 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
0.7
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
40

40 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate28.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
22articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 0.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.536)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.534)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.584)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.654)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.669)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Waterbirds is an international scientific journal of the Waterbird Society. The journal is published four times a year (March, June, September and December) and specializes in the biology, abundance, ecology, management and conservation of all waterbird species living in marine, estuarine and freshwater habitats. Waterbirds welcomes submission of scientific articles and notes containing the results of original studies worldwide, unsolicited critical commentary and reviews of appropriate topics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology94.2%Ecology84.8%Geography71.7%Geology67.5%Fishery58.9%Paleontology57.4%Zoology51.4%Medicine43.8%Sociology35.8%Demography34.5%Environmental health33.5%Habitat33.5%Population33.4%Physics32.9%Predation32.3%Engineering27.1%Chemistry24.4%Oceanography23.6%Biochemistry22.2%History21.4%Archaeology20.4%Genetics20.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #17,605Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.289

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
55

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.65

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,630 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations78
3-Year Documents107
Citable Documents102

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ORNITHOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
The Waterbird Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1999
Editorial Address
WATERBIRD SOC, NATL MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY SMITHSONIAN INST, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20560
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ORNITHOLOGY
JCRSCIE
20/29Q3
ORNITHOLOGY
JCISCIE
20/29Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—302
20250.64724
20240.74856
20230.358182
20220.5361642
20210.53460187
20200.58463185
20190.65452216
20180.66969362
2017—70397
2016—89956
2015—61503
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Waterbirds

WoS Q3
0011201820192020202120222023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 28.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Record UUID: a07178df-a8b7-4f98-abe9-897eeaf6e2ca
Database Updated: 2026-10-01