SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,811CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Ecology

Abbreviation (ISO):ECOLOGY
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.767•SCImago Rank: #1,811•Identifier (ISSN):0012-9658(Print)•Articles / Year: 271•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,764 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.1
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
262

262 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
271articles/year
52.61% Gold OA•99.6% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.4)
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20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
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20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.431)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.499)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.7)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.285)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.617)
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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

Ecology publishes articles that report on the basic elements of ecological research. Emphasis is placed on concise, clear articles documenting important ecological phenomena. The journal publishes a broad array of research that includes a rapidly expanding envelope of subject matter, techniques, approaches, and concepts: paleoecology through present-day phenomena; evolutionary, population, physiological, community, and ecosystem ecology, as well as biogeochemistry; inclusive of descriptive, comparative, experimental, mathematical, statistical, and interdisciplinary approaches.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.8%Ecology98.4%Geography62.9%Geology52.4%Paleontology39.4%Botany38.1%Medicine29.9%Environmental science27.6%Sociology22.5%Physics21.2%Demography20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,811Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1952-1953, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969-1977, 1979-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.767

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
357

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.08

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,764 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,652
3-Year Documents841
Citable Documents687

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.7%

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

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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1920
Editorial Address
ECOLOGICAL SOC AMER, 1990 M STREET NW, STE 700, WASHINGTON, USA, DC, 20036
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
44/205Q1
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
34/205Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—250132
20254.33451,175
20244.42801,797
20234.82862,901
20226.4313676,778
20215.4993397,541
20204.733210,223
20194.28539915,528
20184.61737814,619
2017—41714,654
2016—43419,244
2015—38520,358
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Ecology

WoS Q1
2468201820192020202120222023202420254.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.3

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: 2026-10-01