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Issues in Ecology

Ecological Society of America Β· United States

ISSN1092-8987
SJR Q2βœ“ Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.37
H-Indexi
8

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Issues in Ecology reports the consensus of scientific experts on issues relevant to the environment. The journal aims to communicate this information in language understandable by non-scientists.

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary Languageβ€”
1st Year Publishedβ€”
StatusActive
Total Publicationsβ€”

Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 Β· 36%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Ecological Society of America
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Does the journal have a website?
No URL
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Is the ISSN verified?
1092-8987
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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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?
N/A

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ2
Global and Planetary ChangeQ3
PollutionQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyPollution

Frequently asked questions about Issues in Ecology

Is Issues in Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Issues in Ecology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Issues in Ecology?

Issues in Ecology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.37.

Is Issues in Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Issues in Ecology is indexed in Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref