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Ecological Informatics

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN1574-9541eISSN1878-0512

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.77

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

1.795

Total Worksi

3,688

Total Citationsi

84,677

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Applied Mathematics; Computational Theory and Mathematics; Computer Science Applications; Ecological Modeling; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Modeling and Simulation.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,688

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1574-9541 / 1878-0512

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

113

4.4k

2019

124

5.6k

2020

297

10k

2021

370

11k

2022

431

11k

2023

534

9.1k

2024

610

2.9k

2025

429

209

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.

Applied MathematicsQ1

Computational Theory and MathematicsQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Ecological ModelingQ1

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ecology

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsEcological ModelingComputer Science ApplicationsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsComputational Theory and MathematicsEcologyModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Species Distribution and Climate ChangeRemote Sensing in AgricultureLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationRemote Sensing and LiDAR ApplicationsAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine animal studies overviewPlant and animal studies

Frequently asked questions about Ecological Informatics

Is Ecological Informatics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecological Informatics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Ecological Informatics?

Ecological Informatics 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 6.87.

Is Ecological Informatics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecological Informatics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.