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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #9,969CAS 4区Hybrid

Ecological Research

Abbreviation (ISO):Ecol. Res
Country: Japan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.594•SCImago Rank: #9,969•Identifier (ISSN):0912-3814(Print)/1440-1703(Online)•Articles / Year: 79•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,058 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.7
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
61

61 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate11.8%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
79articles/year
48.73% Gold OA•95% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.056)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.917)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.58)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.546)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.531)
🔵 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

Ecological Research has been published in English by the Ecological Society of Japan since 1986. Ecological Research publishes original papers on all aspects of ecology, in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology93.6%Ecology90.8%Geology61.5%Botany59.9%Geography55.4%Paleontology43.3%Environmental science38.6%Medicine35.6%Agronomy32.3%Chemistry28.7%Physics25.6%Sociology22.8%History22.5%Archaeology22.4%Oceanography21%Habitat20.8%Ecosystem20.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,969Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.594

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
92

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.93

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,058 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations465
3-Year Documents214
Citable Documents202

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 Rate33.6%

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 SystematicsQ2

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
Springer Japan
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1986
Editorial Address
SPRINGER TOKYO, 1-11-11 KUDAN-KITA, CHIYODA-KU, TOKYO, JAPAN, 102-0073
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
140/205Q3
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
133/205Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—9816
20251.46851
20241.7109396
2023265282
20222.05699576
20211.917961,047
20201.581241,569
20191.5461161,912
20181.5311071,577
2017—1322,649
2016—1172,024
2015—982,345
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Ecological Research

WoS Q3
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 11.8%

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: 2026-09-29