The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Last updated ISSN 0008-3550
The Canadian Field-Naturalist is published by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club in environmental science. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Canadian Field-Naturalist concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
Key facts
| Publisher | Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0008-3550 |
| Subject area | Environmental Science |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Scopus |
| Articles published | 12,419 |
| Publishing since | 1919 |
| Journal website | www.ofnc.ca/cfn/ |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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