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European Journal of Ecology

University of Kansas · United States · Est. 2015

ISSN1339-8474

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.231

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.239

Total Worksi

183

Total Citationsi

1,493

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

EJE welcomes manuscripts focusing on any levels, scope, and scale of biological organization, and any taxon of living organisms from microbes to humans. Observational and experimental studies, in silico model studies, hypotheses and policy papers are all considered for publication to the extent that they are scientifically sound.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Frequencycontinuous

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications183

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Kansas

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1339-8474

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2018

282

2019

240

2020

2021

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.

EcologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesBat Biology and Ecology StudiesAvian ecology and behaviorPlant and animal studiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionMarine and fisheries researchFish Ecology and Management Studies

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Ecology

Is European Journal of Ecology a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of European Journal of Ecology?

European Journal of Ecology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.231.

Is European Journal of Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Ecology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.