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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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.729

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.926

Total Worksi

1,193

Total Citationsi

25,258

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biodiversity Conservation; Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Physiology; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Ecological Modeling; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

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

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2051-1434 / 2051-1434

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

115

2.8k

2019

167

2.7k

2020

100

1.5k

2021

816

2022

112

875

2023

431

2024

179

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Conservation Physiology

Is Conservation Physiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Conservation Physiology: 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 — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Conservation Physiology?

Conservation Physiology 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 2.18.

Is Conservation Physiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Conservation Physiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Conservation Physiology?