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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,446CAS 2区Gold OA

Fire Ecology

Abbreviation (ISO):FIRE ECOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.501•SCImago Rank: #2,446•Identifier (ISSN):1933-9747(Print)•Articles / Year: 33•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,434 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.7
↑ +1.7

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
23

23 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate11.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
33articles/year
100% Gold OA•96.88% 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: 5)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.6)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.364)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.738)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.667)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.098)
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20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.756)
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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

Fire Ecology is the international scientific journal supported by the Association for Fire Ecology. Fire Ecology publishes peer-reviewed articles on all ecological and management aspects relating to wildland fire. We welcome submissions on topics that include a broad range of research on the ecological relationships of fire to its environment, including, but not limited to: Ecology (physical and biological fire effects, fire regimes, etc.) Social science (geography, sociology, anthropology, etc.) Fuel Fire science and modeling Planning and risk management Law and policy Fire management Inter- or cross-disciplinary fire-related topics Technology transfer products.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Geography94.5%Biology87.8%Ecology87.6%Environmental science72.7%Forestry50.5%Geology50.3%Botany44.4%Ecosystem39.1%Medicine36%History31.6%Cartography31%Archaeology30.6%Engineering29.1%Paleontology27.7%Physics26.1%Fire regime24.4%Prescribed burn23.8%Pathology23.4%Vegetation (pathology)22.8%Agronomy22.8%Physical geography21.6%Oceanography20.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,446Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.501

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
50

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.82

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,434 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,332
3-Year Documents198
Citable Documents196

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 Rate34.1%

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
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1
ForestryQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Environmental Science & Ecology
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
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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2005
Editorial Address
ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600 , NEW YORK, United States, NY, 10004
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
15/205Q1
FORESTRY
JCRSCIE
3/92Q1
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
9/205Q1
FORESTRY
JCISCIE
3/92Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—12431
2025589303
20243.61071,375
20235.1721,607
20225.36434713
20212.738371,001
20201.667271,458
20192.098431,719
20181.75625690
2017—30727
2016—34820
2015—32850
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Fire Ecology

WoS Q1
1357201820192020202120222023202420255.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.1%

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