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Southwestern Naturalist

Southwestern Association of Naturalists · United States

ISSN0038-4909eISSN1943-6262

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total30

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.197

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.284

Total Works

5,137

Total Citations

48,134

2yr Mean Citedness

0.23

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the ecology, distribution, and conservation of wildlife and plant species, with a focus on the southwestern United States and Mexico. Studies investigate topics such as species residency patterns, invasive species impacts, growth in reptiles, pollination mechanisms, rehabilitation and release of endangered species, habitat fragmentation effects, niche partitioning, stream ecology, fire effects on aquatic communities, climate change impacts on bird distribution, predator-prey interactions, plant-animal associations, and disease impacts on bat populations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,137

Publisher OrgSouthwestern Association of Naturalists

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Southwestern Association of Naturalists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-4909 / 1943-6262

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationRangeland and Wildlife ManagementSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesFish Ecology and Management Studies