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Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Chelonian Research Foundation · United States

ISSN1071-8443eISSN1943-3956

SJR Q3✓ 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

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⚡ 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 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.302

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.734

Total Worksi

811

Total Citationsi

11,097

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Zoology; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications811

Publisher OrgAllen Press

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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?

Chelonian Research Foundation

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1071-8443 / 1943-3956

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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

603

2018

400

2019

196

2020

155

2021

117

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Turtle Biology and ConservationAmphibian and Reptile BiologyWildlife Ecology and ConservationAvian ecology and behaviorBird parasitology and diseases

Frequently asked questions about Chelonian Conservation and Biology

Is Chelonian Conservation and Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chelonian Conservation and Biology: 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 Chelonian Conservation and Biology?

Chelonian Conservation and Biology 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 0.89.

Is Chelonian Conservation and Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chelonian Conservation and Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Chelonian Conservation and Biology?