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SCImago
Q2
Impact factor
1.5
SJR
0.406
CiteScore
3.3
Categories
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Environmental Science
Years of issue
1980-1984, 1987-2006, 2008-2025
journal names
Koedoe
journal website
All time from 2020
Publications
1 271
Citations
8 361
h-index
32
Top-3 citing journals
Koedoe
Koedoe (361 citations)
African Journal of Ecology
African Journal of Ecology (360 citations)
South African Journal of Botany
Top-3 organizations
All time in 5 years
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (127 publications)
University of the Witwatersrand
North-West University
North-West University (34 publications)
Top-3 countries
All time in 5 years
South Africa (441 publications)
USA (31 publications)
Brazil (24 publications)

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Citing journals

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Koedoe
Koedoe, 361, 4.32%
African Journal of Ecology
African Journal of Ecology, 360, 4.31%
South African Journal of Botany
South African Journal of Botany, 250, 2.99%
Biological Conservation
Biological Conservation, 216, 2.58%
Journal of Zoology
Journal of Zoology, 210, 2.51%
African Journal of Range and Forage Science
African Journal of Range and Forage Science, 142, 1.7%
Journal of Arid Environments
Journal of Arid Environments, 116, 1.39%
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, 115, 1.38%
Biomes of the Southern Hemisphere
Biomes of the Southern Hemisphere, 99, 1.18%
Ecology and Evolution
Ecology and Evolution, 80, 0.96%
African Journal of Wildlife Research, 78, 0.93%
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa
Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, 69, 0.83%
Journal of Environmental Management
Journal of Environmental Management, 65, 0.78%
Austral Ecology
Austral Ecology, 61, 0.73%
African Zoology
African Zoology, 60, 0.72%
Mammalian Species
Mammalian Species, 52, 0.62%
African Invertebrates
African Invertebrates, 52, 0.62%
Journal of Applied Ecology
Journal of Applied Ecology, 50, 0.6%
Global Ecology and Conservation
Global Ecology and Conservation, 50, 0.6%
Ostrich
Ostrich, 49, 0.59%
Journal of Mammalogy
Journal of Mammalogy, 48, 0.57%
African Journal of Aquatic Science
African Journal of Aquatic Science, 48, 0.57%
Animal Behaviour
Animal Behaviour, 46, 0.55%
Forest Ecology and Management
Forest Ecology and Management, 46, 0.55%
African Journal of Marine Science
African Journal of Marine Science, 46, 0.55%
Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, 43, 0.51%
South African Journal of Wildlife Research, 43, 0.51%
Mammalian Biology
Mammalian Biology, 42, 0.5%
Ecological Applications
Ecological Applications, 41, 0.49%
Sustainability
Sustainability, 41, 0.49%
Oryx
Oryx, 41, 0.49%
Biodiversity and Conservation
Biodiversity and Conservation, 40, 0.48%
Biological Invasions
Biological Invasions, 40, 0.48%
PeerJ
PeerJ, 39, 0.47%
Land
Land, 36, 0.43%
Journal for Nature Conservation
Journal for Nature Conservation, 36, 0.43%
Environmental Management
Environmental Management, 35, 0.42%
Conservation Biology
Conservation Biology, 34, 0.41%
Bothalia
Bothalia, 33, 0.39%
Wildlife Research
Wildlife Research, 33, 0.39%
Diversity
Diversity, 31, 0.37%
Remote Sensing
Remote Sensing, 31, 0.37%
Ecography
Ecography, 30, 0.36%
Journal of Animal Ecology
Journal of Animal Ecology, 30, 0.36%
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 29, 0.35%
Ecosphere
Ecosphere, 28, 0.33%
Diversity and Distributions
Diversity and Distributions, 28, 0.33%
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 28, 0.33%
Journal of Ecology
Journal of Ecology, 28, 0.33%
Animals
Animals, 27, 0.32%
Biological Reviews
Biological Reviews, 27, 0.32%
Southern African Geographical Journal
Southern African Geographical Journal, 27, 0.32%
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 26, 0.31%
Conservation Science and Practice
Conservation Science and Practice, 26, 0.31%
Oecologia
Oecologia, 25, 0.3%
Ecological Indicators
Ecological Indicators, 25, 0.3%
Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie
Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, 25, 0.3%
Animal Conservation
Animal Conservation, 24, 0.29%
Journal of Vegetation Science
Journal of Vegetation Science, 24, 0.29%
ZooKeys
ZooKeys, 24, 0.29%
Journal of Tropical Ecology
Journal of Tropical Ecology, 23, 0.28%
Ecological Modelling
Ecological Modelling, 22, 0.26%
International Journal of Wildland Fire
International Journal of Wildland Fire, 22, 0.26%
Landscape Ecology
Landscape Ecology, 22, 0.26%
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 22, 0.26%
Geomorphology
Geomorphology, 21, 0.25%
Nouragues
Nouragues, 21, 0.25%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 20, 0.24%
Global Change Biology
Global Change Biology, 20, 0.24%
Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 20, 0.24%
Hydrobiologia
Hydrobiologia, 20, 0.24%
Quaternary International
Quaternary International, 20, 0.24%
Mammal Review
Mammal Review, 19, 0.23%
Zootaxa
Zootaxa, 18, 0.22%
Fire Ecology
Fire Ecology, 18, 0.22%
Journal of Insect Conservation
Journal of Insect Conservation, 18, 0.22%
European Journal of Wildlife Research
European Journal of Wildlife Research, 18, 0.22%
Journal of Human Evolution
Journal of Human Evolution, 17, 0.2%
Journal of Fish Biology
Journal of Fish Biology, 17, 0.2%
Ethology
Ethology, 17, 0.2%
Acta Oecologica
Acta Oecologica, 17, 0.2%
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 17, 0.2%
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 17, 0.2%
Vegetation Classification and Survey
Vegetation Classification and Survey, 17, 0.2%
Science of the Total Environment
Science of the Total Environment, 16, 0.19%
Ecology
Ecology, 16, 0.19%
Quaternary Science Reviews
Quaternary Science Reviews, 16, 0.19%
International Journal of Remote Sensing
International Journal of Remote Sensing, 16, 0.19%
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 16, 0.19%
Wildlife Biology, 16, 0.19%
Journal of Arachnology, 16, 0.19%
Acta Chiropterologica, 16, 0.19%
Frontiers in Environmental Science
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 16, 0.19%
Rangeland Ecology and Management
Rangeland Ecology and Management, 16, 0.19%
Biotropica
Biotropica, 16, 0.19%
Ecological Studies
Ecological Studies, 16, 0.19%
African Entomology, 15, 0.18%
Ibis
Ibis, 15, 0.18%
Environmental Biology of Fishes
Environmental Biology of Fishes, 15, 0.18%
Journal of Natural History
Journal of Natural History, 14, 0.17%
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Wiley
Wiley, 1776, 21.24%
Elsevier
Elsevier, 1756, 21%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 972, 11.63%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 726, 8.68%
AOSIS
AOSIS, 412, 4.93%
MDPI
MDPI, 273, 3.27%
Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 215, 2.57%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 182, 2.18%
Pensoft Publishers
Pensoft Publishers, 131, 1.57%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 125, 1.5%
Southern African Wildlife Management Association, 124, 1.48%
Frontiers Media S.A.
Frontiers Media S.A., 97, 1.16%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC), 94, 1.12%
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing, 90, 1.08%
SAGE
SAGE, 60, 0.72%
The Royal Society
The Royal Society, 53, 0.63%
PeerJ
PeerJ, 40, 0.48%
Magnolia Press
Magnolia Press, 29, 0.35%
Copernicus
Copernicus, 25, 0.3%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 24, 0.29%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 22, 0.26%
Brill
Brill, 21, 0.25%
IntechOpen, 21, 0.25%
Emerald
Emerald, 18, 0.22%
Nordic Council for Wildlife Research, 18, 0.22%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 18, 0.22%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 17, 0.2%
Academy of Science of South Africa
Academy of Science of South Africa, 17, 0.2%
American Arachnological Society, 16, 0.19%
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Canadian Science Publishing
Canadian Science Publishing, 16, 0.19%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 13, 0.16%
IOP Publishing
IOP Publishing, 12, 0.14%
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, 12, 0.14%
Hindawi Limited
Hindawi Limited, 11, 0.13%
University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press, 10, 0.12%
Arachology, 10, 0.12%
Inter-Research Science Center, 10, 0.12%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 9, 0.11%
EDP Sciences
EDP Sciences, 9, 0.11%
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American Society of Parasitology, 9, 0.11%
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Scientific Research Publishing
Scientific Research Publishing, 8, 0.1%
Entomological Society of Southern Africa/Entologiese Vereniging van Suidelike Afrika, 6, 0.07%
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Academic Journals
Academic Journals, 6, 0.07%
Mammal Research Institute, 6, 0.07%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 6, 0.07%
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, 5, 0.06%
Entomological Society of America
Entomological Society of America, 5, 0.06%
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 5, 0.06%
SciELO
SciELO, 5, 0.06%
OpenEdition
OpenEdition, 5, 0.06%
Pleiades Publishing
Pleiades Publishing, 4, 0.05%
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King Saud University
King Saud University, 4, 0.05%
The Company of Biologists
The Company of Biologists, 4, 0.05%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science, 4, 0.05%
Geological Society of America
Geological Society of America, 4, 0.05%
Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peconhentos, 4, 0.05%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
Social Science Electronic Publishing, 4, 0.05%
Museum and Institute of Zoology at the Polish Academy of Sciences, 4, 0.05%
East African Natural History Society, 4, 0.05%
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Asian Network for Scientific Information, 3, 0.04%
Raptor Research Foundation, Inc., 3, 0.04%
British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association, 3, 0.04%
Annual Reviews
Annual Reviews, 3, 0.04%
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Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History, 3, 0.04%
World Scientific
World Scientific, 2, 0.02%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Chemical Society (ACS), 2, 0.02%
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2, 0.02%
Saint Petersburg State University
Saint Petersburg State University, 2, 0.02%
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, 2, 0.02%
Soil Science Society of America
Soil Science Society of America, 2, 0.02%
Freshwater Biological Association, 2, 0.02%
Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, 2, 0.02%
Fundacao Zoobotanica do Rio Grande, 2, 0.02%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), 2, 0.02%
Herpetologists League, 2, 0.02%
Forensic Science Society, 2, 0.02%
British Cactus and Succulent Society, 2, 0.02%
International Association for Great Lakes Research
International Association for Great Lakes Research, 2, 0.02%
Tyumen State University
Tyumen State University, 2, 0.02%
Nationale Plantentuin van België, 2, 0.02%
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 2, 0.02%
Northeast Forestry University, 2, 0.02%
Waterbird Society, 2, 0.02%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa, 2, 0.02%
Surey Beatty & Sons, 2, 0.02%
Humboldt Field Research Institute, 2, 0.02%
Wildlife Disease Association, 2, 0.02%
eLife Sciences Publications
eLife Sciences Publications, 2, 0.02%
Science Alert, 2, 0.02%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng, 2, 0.02%
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2, 0.02%
Research Square Platform LLC, 2, 0.02%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., 1, 0.01%
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University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria, 127, 9.99%
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand, 36, 2.83%
North-West University
North-West University, 34, 2.68%
University of South Africa
University of South Africa, 34, 2.68%
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town, 32, 2.52%
University of the Free State
University of the Free State, 30, 2.36%
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg, 29, 2.28%
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University, 27, 2.12%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal, 17, 1.34%
Rhodes University
Rhodes University, 15, 1.18%
Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University, 15, 1.18%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, 13, 1.02%
University of Venda
University of Venda, 9, 0.71%
University of Botswana
University of Botswana, 8, 0.63%
Tshwane University of Technology
Tshwane University of Technology, 6, 0.47%
University of Fort Hare
University of Fort Hare, 6, 0.47%
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo, 6, 0.47%
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa
Agricultural Research Council of South Africa, 5, 0.39%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 3, 0.24%
Murdoch University
Murdoch University, 3, 0.24%
South African National Biodiversity Institute
South African National Biodiversity Institute, 3, 0.24%
University of Zululand
University of Zululand, 3, 0.24%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
Namibia University of Science and Technology, 3, 0.24%
University of Oxford
University of Oxford, 2, 0.16%
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh, 2, 0.16%
University of Queensland
University of Queensland, 2, 0.16%
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University, 2, 0.16%
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape, 2, 0.16%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 2, 0.16%
Queen's University at Kingston
Queen's University at Kingston, 2, 0.16%
Wageningen University and Research Centre
Wageningen University and Research Centre, 2, 0.16%
York University
York University, 2, 0.16%
University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia, 2, 0.16%
Western University
Western University, 2, 0.16%
University of Guelph
University of Guelph, 2, 0.16%
University of Florida
University of Florida, 2, 0.16%
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University, 2, 0.16%
Utah State University
Utah State University, 2, 0.16%
University of Lethbridge
University of Lethbridge, 2, 0.16%
École de Technologie Supérieure
École de Technologie Supérieure, 2, 0.16%
King Saud University
King Saud University, 1, 0.08%
King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University, 1, 0.08%
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 1, 0.08%
Uppsala University
Uppsala University, 1, 0.08%
Sapienza University of Rome
Sapienza University of Rome, 1, 0.08%
Technische Universität Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden, 1, 0.08%
Australian National University
Australian National University, 1, 0.08%
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge, 1, 0.08%
University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool, 1, 0.08%
Yale University
Yale University, 1, 0.08%
Cairo University
Cairo University, 1, 0.08%
University of Otago
University of Otago, 1, 0.08%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1, 0.08%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 1, 0.08%
University of Rwanda
University of Rwanda, 1, 0.08%
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis, 1, 0.08%
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1, 0.08%
Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech, 1, 0.08%
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley, 1, 0.08%
Harvard University
Harvard University, 1, 0.08%
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 1, 0.08%
University of Ghana
University of Ghana, 1, 0.08%
University for Development Studies
University for Development Studies, 1, 0.08%
Central European University, Budapest
Central European University, Budapest, 1, 0.08%
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1, 0.08%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 1, 0.08%
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History, 1, 0.08%
Goethe University Frankfurt
Goethe University Frankfurt, 1, 0.08%
University of Hohenheim
University of Hohenheim, 1, 0.08%
Bielefeld University
Bielefeld University, 1, 0.08%
University of Wrocław
University of Wrocław, 1, 0.08%
University of Toronto
University of Toronto, 1, 0.08%
Carleton University
Carleton University, 1, 0.08%
University of Reading
University of Reading, 1, 0.08%
University of Exeter
University of Exeter, 1, 0.08%
University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado Boulder, 1, 0.08%
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University, 1, 0.08%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 1, 0.08%
Port Said University
Port Said University, 1, 0.08%
University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi, 1, 0.08%
University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth, 1, 0.08%
Coventry University
Coventry University, 1, 0.08%
University of Salford
University of Salford, 1, 0.08%
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University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand, 9, 7.76%
University of the Free State
University of the Free State, 9, 7.76%
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria, 8, 6.9%
North-West University
North-West University, 7, 6.03%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal, 6, 5.17%
University of South Africa
University of South Africa, 6, 5.17%
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University, 5, 4.31%
Nelson Mandela University
Nelson Mandela University, 5, 4.31%
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town, 4, 3.45%
Rhodes University
Rhodes University, 3, 2.59%
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, 3, 2.59%
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape, 2, 1.72%
Tshwane University of Technology
Tshwane University of Technology, 2, 1.72%
University of Venda
University of Venda, 2, 1.72%
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, 2, 1.72%
University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia, 2, 1.72%
Uppsala University
Uppsala University, 1, 0.86%
Technische Universität Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden, 1, 0.86%
University of Queensland
University of Queensland, 1, 0.86%
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, 1, 0.86%
Edith Cowan University
Edith Cowan University, 1, 0.86%
Harvard University
Harvard University, 1, 0.86%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 1, 0.86%
Bielefeld University
Bielefeld University, 1, 0.86%
University of Toronto
University of Toronto, 1, 0.86%
University of Exeter
University of Exeter, 1, 0.86%
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South Africa, 441, 34.7%
USA, 31, 2.44%
Brazil, 24, 1.89%
United Kingdom, 14, 1.1%
Greece, 12, 0.94%
Botswana, 11, 0.87%
Australia, 10, 0.79%
Canada, 10, 0.79%
Germany, 7, 0.55%
Iraq, 7, 0.55%
Italy, 7, 0.55%
Zimbabwe, 5, 0.39%
France, 4, 0.31%
Namibia, 4, 0.31%
Kenya, 3, 0.24%
Netherlands, 3, 0.24%
Belgium, 2, 0.16%
Zambia, 2, 0.16%
China, 1, 0.08%
Austria, 1, 0.08%
Hungary, 1, 0.08%
Ghana, 1, 0.08%
Egypt, 1, 0.08%
India, 1, 0.08%
Lesotho, 1, 0.08%
New Zealand, 1, 0.08%
Norway, 1, 0.08%
Poland, 1, 0.08%
Rwanda, 1, 0.08%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.08%
Tanzania, 1, 0.08%
Sweden, 1, 0.08%
Eswatini, 1, 0.08%
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South Africa, 49, 42.24%
Germany, 4, 3.45%
United Kingdom, 4, 3.45%
Australia, 3, 2.59%
USA, 2, 1.72%
France, 1, 0.86%
Greece, 1, 0.86%
Canada, 1, 0.86%
Kenya, 1, 0.86%
Norway, 1, 0.86%
Sweden, 1, 0.86%
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