91 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journals (Agricultural and Biological Sciences) in ORBIT Tier 2 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 2: second quarter of Agricultural and Biological Sciences by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phytotaxa | 1179-3155 | 1,178 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | New Zealand |
| European Scientific Journal ESJ | 1857-7431 | 571 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | North Macedonia |
| Systematic and Applied Acarology | 1362-1971 | 149 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Euroasian Entomological Journal | 1684-4866 | 120 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Contemporary Problems of Ecology | 1995-4255 | 102 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| The Coleopterists Bulletin | 0010-065X | 88 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Turczaninowia | 1560-7259 | 88 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Journal of Insect Biodiversity | 2147-7612 | 77 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | New Zealand |
| Entomological News | 0013-872X | 73 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| REVISTA CHILENA DE ENTOMOLOGÍA | 0034-740X | 72 | 2 | ≈ ₹9,633 to publish | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Insecta mundi | 0749-6737 | 71 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Nova Hedwigia | 0029-5035 | 70 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas | 1934-5259 | 69 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Lilloa | 0075-9481 | 68 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Far Eastern entomologist | 1026-051X | 65 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Russia |
| Rodriguésia | 0370-6583 | 62 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| African Journal of Climate Change and Resource Sustainability | 2790-962X | 60 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Annales Zoologici | 0003-4541 | 60 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Poland |
| PhytoTalks | 3049-0677 | 59 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | India |
| Acta zoologica bulgarica | 0324-0770 | 57 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Bulgaria |
| Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington | 0013-8797 | 57 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Anadolu Orman Araştırmaları Dergisi | 1309-856X | 54 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Türkiye |
| Zoology in the Middle East | 0939-7140 | 54 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Behaviour | 0005-7959 | 53 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture | 1225-3537 | 52 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia | 0031-1049 | 51 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Revista Brasileira de Entomologia | 0085-5626 | 45 | 2 | ≈ ₹28,899 to publish | Yes | No | Brazil |
| American Journal of Environment and Climate | 2832-403X | 44 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Brittonia | 0007-196X | 44 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United States |
| Erzincan Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi | 1307-9085 | 44 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Journal of the Entomological Research Society | 2651-3579 | 42 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Biological Diversity and Conservation | 1308-5301 | 41 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Oriental Insects | 0030-5316 | 41 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| The Pan-Pacific Entomologist | 0031-0603 | 41 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Han-guk choji josaryo hakoeji | 1013-9354 | 40 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| Revista Peruana de Biología | 1561-0837 | 39 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Peru |
| Paubrasilia | 2595-6752 | 37 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Electronic Journal of University of Aden for Basic and Applied Sciences | 2708-0684 | 36 | 2 | YER 20,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Yemen |
| Entomological Science | 1343-8786 | 36 | 2 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Zoosystematica Rossica | 0320-9180 | 36 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Acta entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 0374-1036 | 35 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Czechia |
| Botanica Pacifica | 2226-4701 | 33 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Russia |
| Bulletin of The Iraq Natural History Museum | 1017-8678 | 33 | 2 | IQD 200,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Hoehnea | 0073-2877 | 33 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Brazil |
| Natura Croatica | 1330-0520 | 33 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Commagene Journal of Biology | 2602-456X | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| Vestnik Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta Biologiya | 1998-8591 | 32 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Acta Botanica Hungarica | 0236-6495 | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Hungary |
| Herzogia | 0018-0971 | 31 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Germany |
| Rheedea (Online) | 2582-2438 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| American Fern Journal | 0002-8444 | 29 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Environmental Science and Management | 0119-1144 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Philippines |
| Transactions of the American Entomological Society | 0002-8320 | 26 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Novon A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature | 1055-3177 | 25 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| BASE | 1370-6233 | 24 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Belgium |
| Candollea | 0373-2967 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Switzerland |
| Journal of the International Heteropterists Society | 3021-1182 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Bioresources and Environment | 2976-3444 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Malaysia |
| Adansonia | 1280-8571 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | France |
| Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy | 1028-2092 | 22 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,890 to publish | Yes | Yes | Bangladesh |
| Bonplandia | 0524-0476 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Darwiniana nueva serie | 0011-6793 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Argentina |
| Journal of Melittology | 2325-4467 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | United States |
| Tecnociencia | 1609-8102 | 22 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Panama |
| Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis | 1407-8953 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society | 0022-8567 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Natura Somogyiensis | 1587-1908 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Hungary |
| Acarina | 0132-8077 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Journal of Animal Environmental Science | 1226-0274 | 20 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | South Korea |
| Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” | 1223-2254 | 20 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution | 2381-9677 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | New Zealand |
| Graellsia | 0367-5041 | 18 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Journal of sustainability and environmental management | 2822-1710 | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Nepal |
| Animal Biology | 1570-7555 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Natural History Sciences | 0037-8844 | 17 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Italy |
| Acta Musei Silesiae. Scientiae Naturales | 1211-3026 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Czechia |
| Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica | 1698-0476 | 16 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Spain |
| Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois | 0304-9620 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | |
| Vegetation of Russia | 2073-0659 | 16 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Russia |
| Communications Faculty of Science University of Ankara Series C Biology Geological Engineering and Geophysical Engineering | 1303-6025 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Türkiye |
| International Journal of Forest Animal and Fisheries Research | 2456-8791 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Journal of Applied Biosciences | 1997-5902 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Kenya |
| Journal of Palaeosciences | 2583-4266 | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | India |
| Revista Geológica de América Central | 0256-7024 | 13 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Costa Rica |
| African Invertebrates | 1681-5556 | 12 | 2 | ≈ ₹32,650 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| Edinburgh Journal of Botany | 0960-4286 | 12 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| EMI Animal & Environment | 2998-6990 | 12 | 2 | ≈ ₹1,20,411 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Revue suisse de zoologie | 0035-418X | 11 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Evansia | 0747-9859 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Gayana. Botánica | 0016-5301 | 10 | 2 | ≈ ₹33,715 to publish | Yes | Yes | Chile |
| Lankesteriana | 1409-3871 | 10 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Costa Rica |