Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes reviews, original contributions, commentaries, and methods papers dealing with quantitative empirical and theoretical studies in the field of the analyis of animal behavior on the level of the individual, population and community.

Special emphasis is placed on the proximate mechanisms, ultimate functions and evolution of ecological adaptations of behavior.

Aspects of particular interest: - Intraspecific behavioral interactions, with special emphasis on social behavior Interspecific behavioral mechanisms, e.g., of competition and resource partitioning, mutualism, predator-prey interactions, parasitism - Behavioral ecophysiology - Orientation in space and time - Relevant evolutionary and functional theory

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	1.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	7549

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	916

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.739

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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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.

• AIC model selection and multimodel inference in behavioral ecology: some background, observations, and comparisons

  Citation: 3270

  Authors: Kenneth P., David R., Kathryn P.

• A brief guide to model selection, multimodel inference and model averaging in behavioural ecology using Akaike’s information criterion

  Citation: 1997

  Authors: Matthew R. E., Adnan

• The bottlenose dolphin community of Doubtful Sound features a large proportion of long-lasting associations

  Citation: 1800

  Authors: David, Karsten, Oliver J., Patti, Elisabeth, Steve M.

• Patch use as an indicator of habitat preference, predation risk, and competition

  Citation: 1004

  Authors: Joel S.

• The evolution of female social relationships in nonhuman primates

  Citation: 903

  Authors: Elisabeth H. M., David P., Carel P.

• Cryptic multiple hypotheses testing in linear models: overestimated effect sizes and the winner's curse

  Citation: 900

  Authors: Wolfgang, Holger

• Physical constraints on acoustic communication in the atmosphere: Implications for the evolution of animal vocalizations

  Citation: 836

  Authors: R. Haven, Douglas G.

• Complex signal function: developing a framework of testable hypotheses

  Citation: 816

  Authors: Eileen A., Daniel R.

• Investigation of potential gene flow limitation of behavioral adaptation in an aridlands spider

  Citation: 717

  Authors: SusanE.

• Biological markets: supply and demand determine the effect of partner choice in cooperation, mutualism and mating

  Citation: 641

  Authors: Ronald, Peter

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