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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,584CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Ecological Economics

Abbreviation (ISO):ECOL. ECON
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.906•SCImago Rank: #1,584•Identifier (ISSN):0921-8009(Print)•Articles / Year: 348•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,759 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.7
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
174

174 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate4.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
348articles/year
58.08% Gold OA•98.32% 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: 6.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.7)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.3)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.6)
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20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.536)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.389)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.482)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.281)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.895)
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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

The journal is concerned with extending and integrating the understanding of the interfaces and interplay between "nature's household" (ecosystems) and "humanity's household" (the economy). Ecological economics is an interdisciplinary field defined by a set of concrete problems or challenges related to governing economic activity in a way that promotes human well-being, sustainability, and justice. The journal thus emphasizes critical work that draws on and integrates elements of ecological science, economics, and the analysis of values, behaviors, cultural practices, institutional structures, and societal dynamics. The journal is transdisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, drawing on the insights offered by a variety of intellectual traditions, and appealing to a diverse readership. Specific research areas covered include: valuation of natural resources, sustainable agriculture and development, ecologically integrated technology, integrated ecologic-economic modelling at scales from local to regional to global, implications of thermodynamics for economics and ecology, renewable resource management and conservation, critical assessments of the basic assumptions underlying current economic and ecological paradigms and the implications of alternative assumptions, economic and ecological consequences of genetically engineered organisms, and gene pool inventory and management, alternative principles for valuing natural wealth, integrating natural resources and environmental services into national income and wealth accounts, methods of implementing efficient environmental policies, case studies of economic-ecologic conflict or harmony, etc. New issues in this area are rapidly emerging and will find a ready forum in Ecological Economics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
EconomicsBiologyEcologyBusinessGeographyEnvironmental SciencePolitical ScienceLawComputer SciencePhilosophyMathematicsHistoryArchaeologySociologyGeologyEngineering
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,584Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1989-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.906

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
279

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.15

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,759 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations6,364
3-Year Documents843
Citable Documents828

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)30

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Economics and EconometricsQ1
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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
14.5周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
5.2周
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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semimonthly
Founding Year
1989
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
15/205Q1
ECONOMICS
JCRSSCI
26/626Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
77/395Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCRSSCI
28/202Q1
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
20/205Q1
ECONOMICS
JCISSCI
66/627Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
42/395Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
JCISSCI
32/202Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—254113
20256.33211,529
20246.63324,135
202372765,674
20226.5363228,890
20215.38931312,646
20204.48228813,959
20194.28134119,276
20183.89535118,725
2017—41329,803
2016—28419,130
2015—31221,832
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Ecological Economics

WoS Q1
2479201820192020202120222023202420256.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:6.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.5%

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: 2026-09-28