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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #590CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Ecology Letters

Abbreviation (ISO):ECOL. LETT
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.382•SCImago Rank: #590•Identifier (ISSN):1461-023X(Print)/1461-0248(Online)•Articles / Year: 225•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,371 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
7.7
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
234

234 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.9%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
225articles/year
63.83% Gold OA•90.96% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.7)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.9)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.6)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.8)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 11.274)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.492)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.665)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.699)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.137)
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Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Ecology Letters is a forum for the very rapid publication of the most novel research in ecology. Manuscripts relating to the ecology of all taxa, in any biome and geographic area will be considered, and priority will be given to those papers exploring or testing clearly stated hypotheses. The journal publishes concise papers that merit urgent publication by virtue of their originality, general interest and their contribution to new developments in ecology. We discourage purely descriptive papers and those merely confirming or extending results of previous work.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.4%Ecology99%Geology61.6%Paleontology51.4%Geography42.6%Medicine39.5%Sociology36.3%Botany36%Chemistry32.9%Demography32.4%Population32%Environmental health32%Physics32%Genetics31.1%Ecosystem27.6%Habitat26.5%Computer science26.4%Environmental science24.4%Biochemistry21.4%Oceanography20.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #590Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1998-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.382

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
346

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.22

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,371 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations5,423
3-Year Documents622
Citable Documents415

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

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

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区ECOLOGY
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1998
Editorial Address
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, COMMERCE PLACE, 350 MAIN ST, MALDEN, USA, MA, 02148
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
12/205Q1
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
7/205Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—163152
20257.92861,614
20247.62563,295
20238.82234,802
202211.2742209,036
20219.49228512,181
20208.66523515,384
20198.69924618,001
20189.13721517,216
2017—25420,013
2016—17519,746
2015—17222,942
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Ecology Letters

WoS Q1
581013201820192020202120222023202420257.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:7.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.9%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01