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Western North American Naturalist

Abbreviation (ISO):WEST. N. AM. NAT
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.243•SCImago Rank: #19,597•Identifier (ISSN):1527-0904(Print)•Articles / Year: 59•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,576 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.5
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
30

30 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate20%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
59articles/year
0% Gold OA•98.46% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.484)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.569)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.447)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.42)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.531)
🔵 Computed

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 Western North American Naturalist places neither restriction nor preference on manuscripts within the disciplines of the biological sciences. Each issue treats diverse taxa from the perspectives of various disciplines (e.g., ecology, population dynamics, behavior, systematics, anatomy, and physiology).

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology95.1%Ecology90%Geography68.1%Geology57.8%Paleontology47.3%Botany45.6%Medicine43%Zoology38.2%Habitat32.7%Sociology27.8%Demography26.9%Population26.7%Environmental health26.7%History25.8%Archaeology25.6%Engineering25.5%Fishery24.7%Environmental science23.9%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #19,597Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.243

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
42

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.67

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,576 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations118
3-Year Documents163
Citable Documents163

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 Rate39.7%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ3
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
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
Brigham Young University
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2000
Editorial Address
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV, 290 LIFE SCIENCE MUSEUM, PROVO, USA, UT, 84602
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
JCRSCIE
71/77Q4
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
190/205Q4
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
JCISCIE
73/77Q4
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
194/205Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.55315
20240.55243
20230.64770
20220.48469167
20210.56961169
20200.44767247
20190.4260930
20180.53174479
2017—58360
2016—51415
2015—56461
2014—61445
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Western North American Naturalist

WoS Q4
0011201820192020202120222023202420250.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 20%

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

Record UUID: bba7b3de-a0e7-4327-88bf-a91d92245d3e
Database Updated: 2026-10-01