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Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Corvinus University of Budapest · Hungary

ISSN1785-0037

SJR Q3✓ 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

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.231

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.282

Total Worksi

5,231

Total Citationsi

38,484

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Agronomy and Crop Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencybimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,231

Publisher OrgHungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewsingle-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Corvinus University of Budapest

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1785-0037

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

1.1k

2019

532

3.4k

2020

315

1.6k

2021

337

1.3k

2022

364

1.1k

2023

362

504

2024

640

330

2025

313

1.2k

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Ecology and Soil ScienceCrop Yield and Soil FertilityPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesRemote Sensing and Land UseLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesAgricultural Science and FertilizationAgriculture and Biological StudiesEnvironmental Changes in ChinaWater Quality and Pollution Assessment

Frequently asked questions about Applied Ecology and Environmental Research

Is Applied Ecology and Environmental Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Ecology and Environmental Research: 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 Applied Ecology and Environmental Research?

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 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 1.67.

Is Applied Ecology and Environmental Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Ecology and Environmental Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Ecology and Environmental Research?