Acta Ornithologica

Aims & Scope

Publishes scientific papers (original research reports, reviews, short notes, etc.) and announcements from all fields of ornithology.

All manuscripts are peer-reviewed.

Established in 1933 as Acta Ornithologica Musei Zoologici Polonici, since 1953 continued under the present title.

Published twice a year by the Natura Optima Dux Foundation under the auspices of the Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.394

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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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, 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.

• The Design of Artificial Nestboxes for the Study of Secondary Hole-Nesting Birds: A Review of Methodological Inconsistencies and Potential Biases

  Citation: 288

  Authors: Marcel M., Frank, Daniel R., Alexandr V., Francisco, Jerzy, Emilio, Jean-Charles, Jordi, Caren B., Russell D., Marcel, Tapio, Bruno, Laszlo Z., Anne E., Andrew G., Arnaud, Simon C., Lars, L. Scott, Wojciech, Oskars, Paulo E., Mark C., Raivo, Bruno, Tomasz D., Anders Pape, Juan, Beat, Jan-Ã…ke, Ana C., Markku, Ken A., Chan Ryul, Christopher M., Jan, Jiri, Jaime, Vladimir, Heinz, Seppo, Ming-Tang, Bengt, Tore, Henrik G., Alberto, Martyn J., Ian, Charles F., Piotr, Janos, Arie J. van, David W., Nadia

• Conservation of Farmland Birds Faces Different Challenges in Western and Central-Eastern Europe

  Citation: 226

  Authors: Piotr, Tibor, András, Paweł, Marcin, Irina, Artur, Martin, Martin, Leszek, Krzysztof, Magdalena, Grzegorz, Marek, Piotr, Tim H., Stanisław, Andrzej Wuczyński, Michał

• Bird Casualties on European Roads — A Review

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Johannes, Tomasz D., Łukasz

• Long-Term Trends in Bird Populations: A Review of Patterns and Potential Drivers in North America and Europe

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Jiří

• Nest composition adjustments by Chinese Bulbuls <I>Pycnonotus sinensis</I> in an urbanized landscape of Hangzhou (E China)

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Yanping, Shuihua, Robert B., Pingping, Ping

• Habitat and Annual Variation in Arthropod Abundance Affects Blue Tit<i>Cyanistes caeruleus</i>Reproduction

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Barbara, Jerzy, Magdalena, Barbara, Jerzy

• 40 Years of Breeding Bird Community Dynamics in a Primeval Temperate Forest (BiaÅ‚owieża National Park, Poland)

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Tomasz, Dorota, Grzegorz, Marta, Cezary, Patryk

• Effects of Nest Characteristics on Breeding Success of Great Tits<i>Parus major</i>

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Jagna, Adam, Robert, Jarosław, Piotr, Jerzy

• Nest Quality in Relation to Adult Bird Condition and Its Impact on Reproduction in Great Tits<i>Parus major</i>

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Elena, Emilio

• Breeding Bird Dynamics in a Primeval Temperate Forest Over Thirty-Five Years: Variation and Stability in the Changing World

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Tomasz, Cezary, Dorota, Patryk

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