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Natural Areas Journal

Natural Areas Association · United States

ISSN0885-8608eISSN2162-4399

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.35

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.397

Total Works

1,329

Total Citations

15,242

2yr Mean Citedness

0.79

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the ecology and management of natural areas. Articles focus on threatened species, habitat suitability within protected areas, biodiversity data generation through participatory science, vegetation management in rare communities, identification of old-growth forests, and the role of fire in plant communities. Studies often involve field inventories, genetic analysis, habitat modeling, and flammability assessments.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 49 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,329

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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?

Natural Areas Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0885-8608 / 2162-4399

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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

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.

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

EcologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyForestry

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementFire effects on ecosystemsBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesPlant and animal studies