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International Journal of Wildland Fire

CSIRO Publishing · Australia · Est. 1991

ISSN1448-5516

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.785

H-Indexi

140

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.971

Total Worksi

2,481

Total Citationsi

110,660

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Forestry.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Frequency4 No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,481

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

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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?

CSIRO Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1448-5516

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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

100

3.4k

2019

2.3k

2020

1.4k

2021

106

1.3k

2022

143

1.3k

2023

109

662

2024

123

271

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

ForestryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyForestry

Scopus Categories

ForestryEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fire effects on ecosystemsRangeland and Wildlife ManagementFire dynamics and safety researchLandslides and related hazardsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsForest ecology and managementRemote Sensing in AgricultureDisaster Management and ResilienceFlood Risk Assessment and Management

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Wildland Fire

Is International Journal of Wildland Fire a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Wildland Fire: 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 International Journal of Wildland Fire?

International Journal of Wildland Fire 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 2.74.

Is International Journal of Wildland Fire indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Wildland Fire is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Wildland Fire?