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Journal of Wildlife Management

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1937

ISSN1937-2817

SJR Q1✓ 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?

249

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 193d

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.734

H-Indexi

231

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.987

Total Worksi

13,446

Total Citationsi

540,050

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1937

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,446

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1937-2817

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

197

2.7k

2019

183

2.1k

2020

170

1.4k

2021

213

1.4k

2022

192

985

2023

178

406

2024

193

113

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.

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationRangeland and Wildlife ManagementAvian ecology and behaviorEcology and biodiversity studiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesFire effects on ecosystemsFish Ecology and Management StudiesGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wildlife Management

Is Journal of Wildlife Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Wildlife Management: 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 Journal of Wildlife Management?

Journal of Wildlife Management 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 1.09.

Is Journal of Wildlife Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Wildlife Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Wildlife Management?