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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2079-9276eISSN2079-9276

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.75

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.027

Total Worksi

1,482

Total Citationsi

34,644

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,482

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2011

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2079-9276 / 2079-9276

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

178

6.4k

2019

152

4.2k

2020

135

3.6k

2021

122

2.2k

2022

151

2.1k

2023

180

2.2k

2024

192

898

2025

103

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

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesGreen & Sustainable Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityExtraction and Separation ProcessesMining and Resource ManagementMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementSustainable Supply Chain ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnergy and Environment ImpactsGeotourism and Geoheritage ConservationWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies

Frequently asked questions about Resources

Is Resources a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Resources: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Resources?

Resources 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 5.02.

Is Resources indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Resources is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Resources?