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Nature Conservation

Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria · Est. 1990

ISSN1314-3301

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

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

0.556

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.007

Total Works

588

Total Citations

7,695

2yr Mean Citedness

1.96

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the conservation of biodiversity, including species, habitats, and ecosystems. It addresses threats such as habitat degradation, poaching, invasive species, and climate change, and explores conservation strategies including ex situ collections, protected areas, policy interventions, and technological tools. The journal also examines human-wildlife interactions, the role of citizen science, and the impact of infrastructure and land use on conservation outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications588

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pensoft Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1314-3301

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity Conservation

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementAmphibian and Reptile BiologyPlant and animal studies