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Northeastern Naturalist

Humboldt Field Research Institute · United States · Est. 1997

ISSN1092-6194eISSN1938-5307

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.298

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.236

Total Worksi

1,933

Total Citationsi

16,557

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Northeastern Naturalist publishes natural history research related to the biology and ecology of organisms and environments of northeastern North America. The journal is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary scientific journal with a regional focus on northeastern North America, including eastern Canada. It welcomes research articles, summary review papers, and observational notes.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,933

Publisher OrgEagle Hill Institute

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Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Humboldt Field Research Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1092-6194 / 1938-5307

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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

384

2019

309

2020

192

2021

2022

2023

134

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAvian ecology and behaviorPlant and animal studiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeRangeland and Wildlife ManagementMarine and fisheries researchAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Frequently asked questions about Northeastern Naturalist

Is Northeastern Naturalist a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Northeastern Naturalist: 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 Northeastern Naturalist?

Northeastern Naturalist 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 0.81.

Is Northeastern Naturalist indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Northeastern Naturalist is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.