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New Zealand Journal of Ecology

New Zealand Ecological Society · New Zealand

ISSN0110-6465eISSN1177-7788

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.451

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.626

Total Worksi

634

Total Citationsi

15,789

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The New Zealand Journal of Ecology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing ecological research relevant to Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency2 No. A Year, 1991-

StatusActive

Total Publications634

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

New Zealand Ecological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0110-6465 / 1177-7788

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

472

2019

402

2020

217

2021

2.5k

2022

170

2023

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.

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ecology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeRangeland and Wildlife Management

Frequently asked questions about New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Is New Zealand Journal of Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Zealand Journal of Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of New Zealand Journal of Ecology?

New Zealand Journal of Ecology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.27.

Is New Zealand Journal of Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Zealand Journal of Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.