Ornis Fennica

Aims & Scope

Ornis Fennica is a peer-reviewed international ornithological journal published by BirdLife Finland.

Ornis Fennica publishes analytical and experimental papers on the ecology, behaviour and biogeography of birds.

Ornis Fennica prefers studies concerning Fennoscandian species, but other novel contributions of general interest are most welcome as well.

Ornis Fennica is an open-access journal without page charges for publication.

All published articles (from 1924 onwards) are freely available from the journal website.

First decisions are usually made within three months of submission.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.378

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	35

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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.

• Bats and Swifts as food of the European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in a small town in Slovakia

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Peter, Martin, Piotr

• Declines amongst breeding Eider Somateria mollissima numbers in the Baltic/Wadden Sea flyway

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Johan, Stefan, Wlodzimierz, Leif, Peter, Anja, Karsten, Martin, Jon E., Mikael, Ib K., Thomas K., Anthony D., Markus

• Red-backed Shrikes (Lanius collurio) adjust the mobbing intensity, but not mobbing frequency, by assessing the potential threat to themselves from different predators

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Martin, Michal, Petr, Roman

• Reduced food availability induces behavioural changes in Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus

  Citation: 38

  Authors: I., J. E., A., I., A., J. A.

• Are tits really unsuitable hosts for the Common Cuckoo?

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Tomáš, Peter, Petr, Jarkko

• Factors affecting road mortality in birds

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Magne

• Levels of heavy metals in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) from urban and rural habitats of southern Finland

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Jaana, Ilpo K., Risto A., Jon E.

• Population trends of common breeding forest birds in southern Finland are consistent with trends in forest management and climate change

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Sara, Andreas, Aleksi

• Inter-annual and inter-habitat variation in breeding performance of Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) in central Poland

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Michal, Miroslawa, Adam, Marcin, Joanna, Jaroslaw, Piotr, Iwona, Jerzy

• Does the White Stork Ciconia ciconia reflect farmland bird diversity?

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Marcin, Tim H., Piotr

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