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Global Change Biology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1958

ISSN1365-2486

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

4.6

H-Index

395

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.139

Total Works

9,686

Total Citations

1,003,787

2yr Mean Citedness

8.19

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Global Change Biology publishes research on the biological aspects of global environmental change. Articles focus on how climate change, land use, and other anthropogenic impacts affect ecosystems, biodiversity, and biogeochemical cycles. The journal also covers research on the biological adaptations and ecosystem functions that are relevant to mitigating and adapting to global change.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,686

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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OA License—

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1365-2486

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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

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.

EcologyQ1

Environmental ChemistryQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcologyEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangePlant responses to elevated CO2Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsTree-ring climate responsesFire effects on ecosystemsClimate variability and models