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Society and Natural Resources

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0894-1920eISSN1521-0723

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.726

H-Index

128

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.914

Total Works

3,065

Total Citations

96,096

2yr Mean Citedness

1.13

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the interplay between human societies and natural resources, focusing on institutional dynamics, resource management, and environmental governance. Recent articles examine how actors navigate and shape institutions in community forestry and small-scale fisheries, the historical political ecology of mining sectors, and methodological approaches to survey research in the social sciences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 104 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,065

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0894-1920 / 1521-0723

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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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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.

DevelopmentQ1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Development StudiesEnvironmental StudiesRegional & Urban PlanningSociology

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementForest Management and PolicyEconomic and Environmental ValuationEnvironmental Education and SustainabilitySustainability and Climate Change Governance