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Landscape and Ecological Engineering

Springer · Japan · Est. 2005

ISSN1860-1871eISSN1860-188X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.552

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.642

Total Works

744

Total Citations

10,952

2yr Mean Citedness

1.52

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope

Landscape and Ecological Engineering is a hybrid journal with the aim of protecting and improving the environment in the face of biodiversity loss, desertification, global warming, and other environmental conditions. Journal of the International Consortium of Landscape and Ecological Engineering (ICLEE). Presents original papers, reports, reviews ,  technical notes , and data notes on all aspects of ecosystem conservation, restoration, and management. Aims to protect and improve the environment in the face of biodiversity loss. Scope is not limited to purely scientific approaches; welcomes technological and design approaches that provide useful and practical solutions to today's environmental problems. Coverage is relevant to students and researchers at universities and institutes, while its emphasis on the practical application of research will interest all decision makers dealing with landscape planning and management problems  

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications744

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1860-1871 / 1860-188X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcology

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesUrban Green Space and HealthEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationSoil erosion and sediment transportEcology and Conservation StudiesUrban Heat Island MitigationWildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsFish Ecology and Management Studies