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Global Ecology and Biogeography

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

ISSN1466-8238

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.648

H-Indexi

227

SNIPi

1.936

Total Worksi

3,552

Total Citationsi

262,298

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Geography, Physical; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Global and Planetary Change.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,552

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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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?

1466-8238

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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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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

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

187

8.6k

2019

206

10k

2020

213

7.7k

2021

195

2022

197

3.4k

2023

150

1.8k

2024

219

809

2025

117

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

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyGeography, Physical

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangePlant and animal studiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEvolution and Paleontology StudiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesFire effects on ecosystemsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesGeology and Paleoclimatology Research

Frequently asked questions about Global Ecology and Biogeography

Is Global Ecology and Biogeography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Global Ecology and Biogeography: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Global Ecology and Biogeography?

Global Ecology and Biogeography 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 4.39.

Is Global Ecology and Biogeography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Global Ecology and Biogeography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Global Ecology and Biogeography?