Acta Oecologica

Aims & Scope

Acta Oecologica is venue for the publication of original research articles in ecology.

We encourage studies in all areas of ecology, including ecosystem ecology, community ecology, population ecology, conservation ecology and evolutionary ecology.

There is no bias with respect to taxon, biome or geographic area.

Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome, but combinations are particularly sought.

Priority is given to papers based on explicitly stated hypotheses.

Acta Oecologica also accepts review papers.

The forum section is reserved for short papers with critical discussion of current issues in ecology, as well as comments and viewpoints on previously published papers.

Acta Oecologica does not publish book reviews, but comments on new books are welcome in the forum section.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.541

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10747

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	358

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Threshold criteria for conversion of probability of species presence to either–or presence–absence

  Citation: 712

  Authors: Alberto, Jorge M.

• The Monopolization Hypothesis and the dispersal–gene flow paradox in aquatic organisms

  Citation: 578

  Authors: Luc, Africa, Beth, Klaus

• Why are most aquatic plants widely distributed? Dispersal, clonal growth and small-scale heterogeneity in a stressful environment

  Citation: 505

  Authors: Luis

• Stable isotopes as tracers of organic matter input and transfer in benthic food webs: A review

  Citation: 348

  Authors: Bruce J.

• Megagardeners of the forest – the role of elephants in seed dispersal

  Citation: 260

  Authors: Ahimsa, Steve

• Mussels as ecosystem engineers: Their contribution to species richness in a rocky littoral community

  Citation: 236

  Authors: Ana Inés, Alvar

• Niche partitioning and species coexistence in a Neotropical felid assemblage

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Mario S., Carlos D., Yamil E., Agustín

• Predicting impacts of climate change on medicinal asclepiads of Pakistan using Maxent modeling

  Citation: 216

  Authors: Rizwana, A.S., Sunil

• Comparative biodiversity along a gradient of agricultural landscapes

  Citation: 210

  Authors: Françoise, Jacques, Alain, Philippe, Yannick, Didier, Florence, Nathalie, Gilles, Sandrine, Claudine, Etienne, Jean-Claude

• Implications of waterbird ecology for the dispersal of aquatic organisms

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Andy J., Jordi, Marta I.

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