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Conservation Letters

Wiley · United States · Est. 2008

eISSN1755-263X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.27

H-Indexi

152

SNIPi

2.254

Total Worksi

1,507

Total Citationsi

85,834

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biodiversity Conservation; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,507

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1755-263X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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)?

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.

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

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity Conservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementWildlife Ecology and ConservationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEconomic and Environmental ValuationEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesForest Management and PolicyMarine and fisheries researchLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Conservation and Management

Frequently asked questions about Conservation Letters

Is Conservation Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Conservation Letters: 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 Conservation Letters?

Conservation Letters 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 4.02.

Is Conservation Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Conservation Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Conservation Letters?