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Applied Vegetation Science

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1998

ISSN1402-2001eISSN1654-109X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

198

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 221d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.063

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.379

Total Worksi

1,780

Total Citationsi

50,573

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Forestry; Plant Sciences; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,780

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1402-2001 / 1654-109X

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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

Citations received

844

2019

2.1k

2020

790

2021

757

2022

543

2023

394

2024

2025

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.

EcologyQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyForestryPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesRangeland and Wildlife ManagementPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyPlant and animal studiesFire effects on ecosystemsSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsForest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem Services

Frequently asked questions about Applied Vegetation Science

Is Applied Vegetation Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Vegetation Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Applied Vegetation Science?

Applied Vegetation Science 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 3.02.

Is Applied Vegetation Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Vegetation Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Vegetation Science?