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Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 2003

ISSN1540-9295eISSN1540-9309

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

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.999

H-Indexi

248

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

2.978

Total Worksi

3,810

Total Citationsi

222,873

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyTen No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,810

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?

1540-9295 / 1540-9309

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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

170

6.7k

2019

151

5.2k

2020

172

4.9k

2021

140

2.2k

2022

132

1.3k

2023

122

559

2024

138

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

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementPlant and animal studiesFire effects on ecosystemsRangeland and Wildlife ManagementMarine and fisheries researchCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Is Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: 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 Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment?

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 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 2.43.

Is Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment?