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Ecological Studies

Springer · Germany

ISSN0070-8356

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.47

H-Indexi

176

Total Worksi

4,681

Total Citationsi

177,154

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.70

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

<i>Ecological Studies</i> is Springer's premier book series treating all aspects of ecology. These volumes, either authored or edited collections, appear several times each year. They are intended...

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,681

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0070-8356

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

879

2019

511

2020

506

2021

197

2022

2023

325

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

ForestryQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

ForestryAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsForest ecology and managementPlant and animal studiesFire effects on ecosystems

Frequently asked questions about Ecological Studies

Is Ecological Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecological Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ecological Studies?

Ecological Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.47.

Is Ecological Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecological Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ecological Studies?