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Landscape Ecology

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1836

ISSN1572-9761

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.211

H-Indexi

198

SNIPi

1.221

Total Worksi

4,299

Total Citationsi

236,526

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Geography, Physical; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary; Geography, Planning and Development; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1836

Frequency10 Issues Yearly, 2007-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,299

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-9761

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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

189

7.5k

2019

220

8.6k

2020

211

6.2k

2021

200

3.3k

2022

211

2.7k

2023

236

2.4k

2024

254

2025

171

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

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyGeography, PhysicalGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesWildlife Ecology and ConservationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationFire effects on ecosystemsPlant and animal studiesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementRangeland and Wildlife ManagementUrban Green Space and Health

Frequently asked questions about Landscape Ecology

Is Landscape Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Landscape Ecology: 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 Landscape Ecology?

Landscape Ecology 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 4.28.

Is Landscape Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Landscape Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Landscape Ecology?