Ursus

Aims & Scope

Ursus includes a variety of articles on all aspects of bear management and research worldwide.

Original manuscripts are welcome.

In addition to manuscripts reporting original research, submissions may be based on thoughtful review and synthesis of previously-reported information, innovative philosophies and opinions, and public policy or legal aspects of wildlife conservation.

Notes of general interest are also welcome.

Invited manuscripts will be clearly identified, but will still be subject to peer review.

All manuscripts must be in English.

All manuscripts are peer-reviewed, and subject to rigorous editorial standards.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.281

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17304

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	46

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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

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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.

• Going into the 21^Stcentury: a perspective on trends and controversies in the management of the American black bear

  Citation: 119

  Authors: Hank, John E.

• The role of American black bears and brown bears as predators on ungulates in North America

  Citation: 104

  Authors: Peter, John

• Nutritional ecology of ursids: a review of newer methods and management implications

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Charles T., Charles C., Laura A.

• How Agencies Respond to Human–black Bear Conflicts: A Survey of Wildlife Agencies in North America

  Citation: 96

  Authors: Rocky D., Richard A., Donald A.

• Geographic distribution of American black bears in North America

  Citation: 78

  Authors: Brian K., Walter

• Grizzly bear–human conflicts in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, 1992–2000

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Kerry A., Mark A., Kevin, Steven L., Jeff, Charles C.

• The Apennine Brown Bear: A Critical Review of Its Status and Conservation Problems

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Paolo, Luigi

• Education programs for reducing American black bear–human conflict: indicators of success?

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Meredith L., Barbara A., Paul D., James E.

• A proposed lexicon of terms and concepts for human–bear management in North America

  Citation: 62

  Authors: John B., Stephen, Richard T., Kerry A., Charles C., Steven T.

• Alaskan brown bears, humans, and habituation

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Tom S., Stephen, Terry D.

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