Wilson Journal of Ornithology

Aims & Scope

For more than a century, the Wilson Ornithological Society has published a scholarly journal with form and content readily accessible to both professional and amateur ornithologists.

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology is a quarterly publication consisting of major articles based on original studies of birds and short communications that describe observations of particular interest.

Each issue also includes reviews of new books on birds and related subjects, as well as ornithological news.

Through an endowment from the late George Miksch Sutton, each issue of the Journal includes a full color frontispiece.

Each current volume consists of approximately 500 pages.

The principal focus of the Journal is the study of living birds, their behavior, ecology, adaptive physiology and conservation.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.218

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	49

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20192

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	82

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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 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.

• Recent Advances in the Behavioral Ecology of Tropical Birds

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Bridget J. M., Eugene S.

• FRUIT QUALITY AND CONSUMPTION BY SONGBIRDS DURING AUTUMN MIGRATION

  Citation: 78

  Authors: SUSAN B., KATHLEEN H., JEFFREY M., BARBARA J., DAVID W., SCOTT R.

• Birds Consumed by the Invasive Burmese Python ( <i>Python molurus bivittatus</i> ) in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Carla J., Ray W., Michael R., Frank J.

• THE INFLUENCE OF INTERSPERSION ON MARSH BIRD ABUNDANCE IN NEW YORK

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Evan M., Guy A.

• Architectural and Landscape Risk Factors Associated with Bird–glass Collisions in an Urban Environment

  Citation: 67

  Authors: Daniel, Christopher J., Nicole, Yigal, Peter G.

• Molt patterns, age criteria, and molt-breeding dynamics in American Samoan landbirds

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Peter, Keegan, Kimiko, Nicole

• Birds Select Fruits with More Anthocyanins and Phenolic Compounds During Autumn Migration

  Citation: 65

  Authors: Jessica A., Rebecca R., Adam D., Liya, Navindra P., Scott R.

• Comparisons Between Autonomous Acoustic Recordings and Avian Point Counts in Open Woodland Savanna

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Renata D., Ricardo B.

• Preventing Bird–Window Collisions

  Citation: 58

  Authors: Daniel

• EDGE RESPONSES OF TROPICAL AND TEMPERATE BIRDS

  Citation: 58

  Authors: CATHERINE A., SAMUEL K., SARA A., ANDREA L., MICHELLE L., THOMAS D.

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