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Ambio

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1969

ISSN1654-7209
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.904
H-Indexi
194
SNIPi
2.031
Total Worksi
4,492
Total Citationsi
215,390
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.35
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Ambio publishes research for a global audience on the interrelationships between environment and society with focus on both the natural and the social dimension of sustainability challenges. Its ambition is to publish research that speaks to an inter- and transdisciplinary audience within and beyond academia. Publications may lean more heavily on either natural or social sciences, but require a focus on the link between environment and society.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1969
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications4,492
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewexternal review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1654-7209
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
external review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
162
9.5k
2019
127
6.2k
2020
246
9.3k
2021
134
3.9k
2022
144
3.1k
2023
153
1.4k
2024
212
725
2025
148
45
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
Environmental ChemistryQ1
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, EnvironmentalEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentMedicine (miscellaneous)EcologyEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsMarine and fisheries researchWildlife Ecology and ConservationCoastal and Marine ManagementForest Management and PolicyCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsSustainability and Climate Change Governance

Frequently asked questions about Ambio

Is Ambio a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ambio: 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 Ambio?

Ambio 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 3.35.

Is Ambio indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ambio is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ambio?

Ambio publishes research for a global audience on the interrelationships between environment and society with focus on both the natural and the social dimension of sustainability challenges. Its ambition is to publish research that speaks to an inter- and transdisciplinary audience within and beyond academia. Publications may lean more heavily on either natural or social sciences, but require a focus on the link between environment and society.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref