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Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology

Abbreviation (ISO):J. ENVIRON. PROT. ECOL
Country: Bulgaria•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.195•SCImago Rank: #22,265•Identifier (ISSN):1311-5065(Print)•Articles / Year: 270•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,480 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Dropped from SCI
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
17

17 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
270articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The decision for the editing and publishing of the current journal was taken on the 1st Balkan Conference “Education and Research within the Frame of Sustainable Development”, 19-21 November, 1998, Thessaloniki, Greece and 2nd Balkan Conference on Industrial Pollution, 19-21 November, 1999, Sofia, Bulgaria of the representatives of the Balkan countries: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey and Yugoslavia. The Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology is devoted to the fundamental, technological, social, political and other research, discussions, and new ideas for protection of environment and sustainable development of the region. The main topics of interest are: air pollution; water pollution; soil pollution; agricultural pollution; industrial pollution; risk assessment; natural and technological hazards; ecology; marine ecology; solid waste management; environmental protection and sustainable development; biochemicaland bio-protection; clean technologies; environmental radioactivity; environmental legislation; environmental management; environmental informatics; computer applications on environmental information system; environmental education and training; science and ethics-bioethics; public health-environmental medicine; wetlands-animal welfare-reserved areas protection; geoinformatics and environment; geotechnology-civil engineering impact and environment; environmental economics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Environmental ScienceBiologyEcologyGeographyEngineeringEconomicsChemistryGeologyHistoryArchaeologyOrganic ChemistryBusinessPhysicsPolitical ScienceLawWaste Management
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #22,265Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.195

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
33

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.83

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,480 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations592
3-Year Documents961
Citable Documents956

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate42.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ4
Nature and Landscape ConservationQ4
PollutionQ4
Waste Management and DisposalQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Scibulcom Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Editorial Address
SCIBULCOM LTD, PO BOX 249, SOFIA, BULGARIA, 1113
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

16 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250——
20240.507——
20230.577——
20220.692——
20210.63422
20200.67969
2019—2659
2018—41185
2017—2994
2016—2470
2015—3188
2014—29135
2013—2450
2012—5074
2011—3787
2010—310
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology

WoS Q1
00112020202120222023202420250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28