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Ecological Applications

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1991

ISSN1939-5582

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?

317

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 252d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.677

H-Indexi

307

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.537

Total Worksi

7,091

Total Citationsi

577,363

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Environmental Sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1991

Annual Volume~ 165 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,091

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?

1939-5582

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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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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

224

9.2k

2019

204

6.9k

2020

258

6.7k

2021

281

5.3k

2022

142

1.8k

2023

145

930

2024

207

504

2025

111

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Ecology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeFire effects on ecosystemsRangeland and Wildlife ManagementFish Ecology and Management StudiesPlant and animal studiesMarine and fisheries researchPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsAvian ecology and behavior

Frequently asked questions about Ecological Applications

Is Ecological Applications a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecological Applications: 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 Ecological Applications?

Ecological Applications 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 2.79.

Is Ecological Applications indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecological Applications is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ecological Applications?