Avocetta

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1953, Avocetta has been regularly published since 1978.

Since 2017 it is an open access, biannual and peer-reviewed journal of ornithology publishing Original Researches, Review articles (including meta-analyses), Forum (to discuss opinions, raise issues or review areas in avian science outside the format of a review article) and Short Notes (comprising novel, technical or methodological notes) of general importance and/or current interest in all aspects of ornithology and from all regions of the world.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• CISO-COI CHECK-LIST OF ITALIAN BIRDS - 2020

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Nicola, Giancarlo

• A new Middle Pleistocene bird assemblage from Cava di Breccia di Casal Selce (Ponte Galeria, Rome, Italy)

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Marco, Claudia, Lisa

• GPS-tracking reveals annual variation in home-range and sedentary behaviour in Common Kestrels breeding in central Italy

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Gianluca, Valeria, Giacomo, David

• Six (or nearly so) big challenges for farmland bird conservation in Italy

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Mattia

• Studies on the Rose-ringed Parakeet <i>Psittacula krameri</i> colony of Genoa (Liguria, NW Italy)

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Valeria, Loris, Enrico

• An assessment of the current and historical distribution of the Corncrake <i>Crex crex</i> in the Western Italian Alps

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Riccardo, Giacomo, Giovanni, Filippo, Dan

• Loss of graded enemy recognition in a Whitehead population allopatric with brood-parasitic Long-tailed Cuckoos

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Shelby L., Nora, Brian J., Janice K., Mark E.

• Post-fledging habitat selection of a Purple Heron <i>Ardea purpurea</i> revealed by GPS/GSM telemetry

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Michelangelo, Enrico, Alessandro, Sara, Mauro

• First Record of Eurasian Spoonbills Platalea leucorodia feeding on Branchiopoda in a temporary wetland

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Salvatore

• Preliminary data on the activity of male and female common pheasants <i>Phasianus colchicus</i> during the breeding period in a Mediterranean area

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Andrea, Lorenzo, Alessandro, Emiliano