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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,303CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Ecological Indicators

Abbreviation (ISO):ECOL. INDIC
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 2.099•SCImago Rank: #1,303•Identifier (ISSN):1470-160X(Print)/1872-7034(Online)•Articles / Year: 1,514•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,661 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
8.7
↑ +1.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
97

97 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate11.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,514articles/year
99.96% Gold OA•97.94% 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: 8.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.7)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7.4)
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20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 7)
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20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.9)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.263)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.958)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.229)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.49)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.983)
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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 ultimate aim of Ecological Indicators is to integrate the monitoring and assessment of ecological and environmental indicators with management practices. The journal provides a forum for the discussion of the applied scientific development and review of traditional indicator approaches as well as for theoretical, modelling and quantitative applications such as index development. Research into the following areas will be published. • All aspects of ecological and environmental indicators and indices. • New indicators, and new approaches and methods for indicator development, testing and use. • Development and modelling of indices, e.g. application of indicator suites across multiple scales and resources. • Analysis and research of resource, system- and scale-specific indicators. • Methods for integration of social and other valuation metrics for the production of scientifically rigorous and politically-relevant assessments using indicator-based monitoring and assessment programs. • How research indicators can be transformed into direct application for management purposes. • Broader assessment objectives and methods, e.g. biodiversity, biological integrity, and sustainability, through the use of indicators. • Resource-specific indicators such as landscape, agroecosystems, forests, wetlands, etc.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyEcologyEnvironmental ScienceGeographyGeologyComputer ScienceEconomicsEngineeringHistoryArchaeologyPaleontologyOceanographyPhysicsPlant SciencesChemistryMathematicsPolitical ScienceLawFisheriesMedicine
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,303Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesDecision SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.099

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
222

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
9.20

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,661 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations41,946
3-Year Documents4,423
Citable Documents4,413

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)7

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Decision Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
EcologyQ1
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):
2区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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
12.5周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
5.4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
Quarterly
Founding Year
2001
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, PO BOX 211, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1000 AE
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
44/395Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
21/395Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—992541
20257.41,47810,506
202471,54126,443
20236.91,64442,249
20226.2631,31344,736
20214.9581,21049,966
20204.2291,22656,752
20194.4992440,028
20183.98390246,107
2017—72239,651
2016—65643,971
2015—57040,046
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Ecological Indicators

WoS Q1
2479201820192020202120222023202420257.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:7.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.4%

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