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Diversity and Distributions

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1366-9516eISSN1472-4642

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.601

H-Indexi

175

SNIPi

1.6

Total Worksi

3,473

Total Citationsi

184,184

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biodiversity Conservation; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,473

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

1366-9516 / 1472-4642

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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, CLOCKSS

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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

161

6.1k

2019

185

5.5k

2020

232

6.6k

2021

216

3.4k

2022

146

1.4k

2023

156

1.1k

2024

186

408

2025

120

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 SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationPlant and animal studiesGenetic diversity and population structureFish Ecology and Management StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesMarine and fisheries researchAvian ecology and behavior

Frequently asked questions about Diversity and Distributions

Is Diversity and Distributions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Diversity and Distributions: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Diversity and Distributions?

Diversity and Distributions 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 2.65.

Is Diversity and Distributions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Diversity and Distributions is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Diversity and Distributions?