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Ecological Processes

Springer International Publishing AG · Switzerland · Est. 2012

ISSN2192-1709eISSN2192-1709

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

200

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 172d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.282

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.438

Total Worksi

724

Total Citationsi

19,796

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Ecological Modeling.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2012

FrequencyBegan With Vol. 1, No. 1 (Dec 2012)

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications724

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoKoninklijke Bibliotheek; Library of Congress; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of SciencesCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer International Publishing AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2192-1709 / 2192-1709

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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, Koninklijke Bibliotheek; Library of Congress; National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 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

Citations received

1.9k

2019

2.8k

2020

2.7k

2021

1.4k

2022

923

2023

809

2024

319

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.

Ecological ModelingQ1

EcologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Ecological ModelingEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and ConservationConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementFire effects on ecosystemsRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyPlant and animal studies

Frequently asked questions about Ecological Processes

Is Ecological Processes a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecological Processes: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ecological Processes?

Ecological Processes 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 4.36.

Is Ecological Processes indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecological Processes is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Ecological Processes?