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Ecological Restoration

University of Wisconsin Press · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1543-4079

SJR Q4✓ 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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.207

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.465

Total Worksi

2,730

Total Citationsi

15,383

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,730

Publisher OrgUniversity of Wisconsin Press

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Wisconsin Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1543-4079

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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

198

2019

128

2020

430

2021

2022

111

2023

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.

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ecology

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape Conservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationAmerican Environmental and Regional HistoryArchaeology and Natural HistoryFire effects on ecosystemsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSeedling growth and survival studiesForest Management and Policy

Frequently asked questions about Ecological Restoration

Is Ecological Restoration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecological Restoration: 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 Ecological Restoration?

Ecological Restoration 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 0.41.

Is Ecological Restoration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecological Restoration is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ecological Restoration?