Ornithological Science publishes reviews, original articles, short communications and comments covering all aspects of ornithology. Manuscripts are judged on the basis of their contribution of original data and ideas or interpretation. All articles are peer-reviewed by at least two researchers expert in the field of the submitted paper. Manuscript are edited where necessary for clarify and economy. Ornithological Science aims to publish as rapidly as is consistent with the requirements of peer-review and normal publishing constraints.

《Ornithological Science》是一本由ORNITHOLOGICAL SOC JAPAN, UNIV TOKYO, SCH AGR出版商出版的专业生物期刊，该刊创刊于1915年，刊期2 issues/year，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：生物 4区，小类学科：鸟类学 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q3。该刊发文范围涵盖鸟类学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外鸟类学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为0.795，平均审稿速度>12周，或约稿。