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Conservation Physiology

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN2051-1434eISSN2051-1434

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.827

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.926

Total Works

1,193

Total Citations

25,258

2yr Mean Citedness

2.18

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the physiological responses of animals to environmental stressors, including invasive species management, climate change, pollution, and fisheries. Studies investigate how factors like temperature, hypoxia, salinity, and capture events impact physiological markers, stress hormones, metabolic rates, and overall health and survival across various species.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 101 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,193

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2051-1434 / 2051-1434

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Ecological ModelingQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

PhysiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcologyEnvironmental SciencesPhysiology

Scopus Categories

Ecological ModelingNature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawPhysiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physiological and biochemical adaptationsFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine animal studies overviewAnimal Behavior and ReproductionWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesAmphibian and Reptile BiologyMarine and fisheries researchSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeOcean Acidification Effects and Responses