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Theoretical Ecology

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1988

ISSN1874-1738eISSN1874-1746

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.477

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.653

Total Worksi

663

Total Citationsi

13,516

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Ecological Modeling.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications663

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1874-1738 / 1874-1746

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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)?

N/A

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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

595

2019

759

2020

256

2021

148

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

EcologyQ2

Ecological ModelingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ecology

Scopus Categories

Ecological ModelingEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolution and Genetic DynamicsEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant and animal studiesEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationMathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsEcosystem dynamics and resilienceAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesMarine and fisheries researchSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAnimal Behavior and Reproduction

Frequently asked questions about Theoretical Ecology

Is Theoretical Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Theoretical Ecology: 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 Theoretical Ecology?

Theoretical Ecology 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 1.34.

Is Theoretical Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theoretical Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Theoretical Ecology?