Journals That Publish National Geographic Society Funded Research

In shortNational Geographic Society (United States) is named as a funder in the recent research articles of 24 journals we checked, most often in Biotropica (8 of 200 recent articles). The journals below publish its funded work most often; open a journal for its indexing, review time, reviewer comments and fee waivers.

Journals that publish National Geographic Society funded research most often

#JournalArticles naming itIndexingImpact factor*Median review time
1Biotropica8 of 200SCIE1.75220 days
2American Journal of Biological Anthropology7 of 200SCIE SSCI1.82206 days
3Journal of Anthropological Archaeology7 of 126AHCI SSCI2.03n/a
4Marine Biology5 of 200SCIE2.40180 days
5The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology5 of 55AHCI1.36195 days
6Animal Conservation4 of 143SCIE2.48266 days
7African Archaeological Review3 of 66AHCI SSCI1.11120 days
8Food Webs3 of 113SCIE1.41n/a
9Movement Ecology3 of 198SCIE3.50177 days
10The Geography Teacher3 of 75Scopus0.48128 days
11International Journal of Historical Archaeology2 of 74AHCI1.25124 days
12Journal of Ethnobiology2 of 57SCIE SSCI2.20n/a
13Latin American Antiquity2 of 159AHCI SSCI0.54n/a
14Tropical Conservation Science2 of 69SCIE1.49n/a
15World Archaeology2 of 68AHCI0.86n/a
16Ancient Mesoamerica1 of 60AHCI0.88n/a
17Archaeology in Oceania/Archæology & physical anthropology in Oceania1 of 47AHCI SSCI1.3680 days
18E&G Quaternary Science Journal1 of 35ESCI1.60n/a
19Herpetozoa1 of 79SCIE1.26n/a
20Integrative Conservation1 of 114Scopus1.83167 days
21Invertebrate Biology1 of 46SCIE0.78n/a
22PhytoKeys1 of 200SCIE1.45n/a
23The Scientific World JOURNAL1 of 200Scopus3.90215 days
24Web Ecology1 of 36SCIE2.14n/a

"Articles naming" counts the research articles (of up to 200 from the last 24 months) whose funder list names National Geographic Society. *Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value. Review time: median days from submission to acceptance, from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref.

Funders named alongside National Geographic Society

Other funders that appear in the same journals. Their pages show where their funded research is published.

National Science FoundationNational Natural Science Foundation of ChinaConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e TecnológicoCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível SuperiorRufford FoundationDeutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftJapan Society for the Promotion of ScienceMinisterio de Ciencia e InnovaciónAustralian Research CouncilFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São PauloWenner-Gren FoundationEuropean Research CouncilSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of CanadaFundação para a Ciência e a TecnologiaConsejo Nacional de Ciencia y TecnologíaNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

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Frequently asked questions

Which journals publish the most National Geographic Society funded research?

In the recent research articles we checked, the journals that name National Geographic Society as a funder most often are Biotropica, American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Marine Biology, The Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology. In all, 24 journals name it.

Does publishing in these journals help my National Geographic Society grant?

These journals already publish work supported by National Geographic Society, so editors and reviewers know this kind of research. Whether a journal suits your paper still depends on its scope, indexing and review time, shown for each journal in the table.

Does National Geographic Society pay the article processing charge (APC)?

Many funders pay or reimburse open access fees under their open access policy, but the rules differ by funder and by grant. Check National Geographic Society's open access policy and your grant terms; for country-based waivers, use the free APC waiver checker.

Where does this data come from?

From the funder information publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. For each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name. Not every publisher deposits funders, so a journal can be missing.

Source, method and date. Source: the funder information publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name; spelling variants of a funder are combined. Updated: 29 October 2026. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with National Geographic Society or these journals.