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Ecology and Evolution

John Wiley and Sons Ltd Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 1899

ISSN2045-7758eISSN2045-7758
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJRβœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
100
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (4 more)+22
Total100
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. Β· Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
138
days submission β†’ published
measured Β· last 20 articles Β· accept 120d
20
weeks to publish Β· journal-reported
Average Β· vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
0.804
H-Indexi
142
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.966
Total Worksi
15,365
Total Citationsi
272,152
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.04
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
6
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1899
Annual Volume~ 1,617 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications15,365
Publisher OrgWiley
OA Since2010
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~20 weeks
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes
πŸ“¦ Long-term Preservation
PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 Β· 83%
βœ…
Do you know the journal / publisher?
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
βœ…
Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
βœ…
Is the ISSN verified?
2045-7758 / 2045-7758
βœ…
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
βœ…
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
βœ…
Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ Clean
βœ…
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS
βœ…
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
βœ…
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
βœ…
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
1.2k
32k
2019
1.2k
26k
2020
1.4k
23k
2021
1.2k
14k
2022
1.2k
10k
2023
1.6k
8k
2024
2k
2.9k
2025
1.2k
191
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEvolutionary Biology

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Frequently asked questions about Ecology and Evolution

Is Ecology and Evolution a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecology and Evolution: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ecology and Evolution?

Ecology and Evolution 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 2.04.

Is Ecology and Evolution indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecology and Evolution is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Ecology and Evolution?

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

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref