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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,687CAS 3区Gold OA

Global Ecology and Conservation

Abbreviation (ISO):GLOBAL ECOL. CONSERV
Country: Netherlands•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.027•SCImago Rank: #4,687•Identifier (ISSN):2351-9894(Print)•Articles / Year: 546•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,353 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.7
↑ +0.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
20

20 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate5.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
546articles/year
100% Gold OA•97.38% 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: 3.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.7)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.4)
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20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
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20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
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20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.969)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.38)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.526)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.751)
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20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.174)
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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

Global Ecology and Conservation is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal covering all sub-disciplines of ecological and conservation science: from theory to practice, from molecules to ecosystems, from regional to global. The fields covered include: organismal, population, community, and ecosystem ecology; physiological, evolutionary, and behavioral ecology; and conservation science.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology96.8%Ecology93%Geography80.2%Geology58.8%Environmental science46.7%Medicine45.5%Habitat43.9%Paleontology41.5%Sociology37.9%Botany34.8%History33%Demography32.1%Archaeology32%Environmental health31.9%Population31.6%Engineering26.1%Fishery24.9%Physics23.5%Economics22.3%Oceanography21.2%Political science20.9%Law20.7%Biodiversity20.1%Chemistry20.1%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,687Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.027

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
93

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.90

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,353 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations5,836
3-Year Documents1,378
Citable Documents1,372

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)10

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate38.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
RADARWEG 29, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 1043 NX
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
JCRSCIE
16/77Q1
ECOLOGY
JCRSCIE
51/205Q1
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
JCISCIE
16/77Q1
ECOLOGY
JCISCIE
50/205Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—32255
20253.46401,011
20243.55983,245
202344284,293
20223.9693625,845
20213.3855611,752
20202.52654916,712
20192.75138614,739
20182.1741575,785
2017—844,539
2016—884,302
2015—1246,134
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Global Ecology and Conservation

WoS Q1
1245201820192020202120222023202420253.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.7%

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