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Ecosystem Services

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2010

ISSN2212-0416eISSN2212-0416

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.225

H-Indexi

148

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.865

Total Worksi

1,945

Total Citationsi

107,476

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Geography, Planning and Development; Global and Planetary Change; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

FrequencyFour Issues A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,945

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2212-0416 / 2212-0416

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

165

8.4k

2019

172

9.3k

2020

176

6.3k

2021

102

3.5k

2022

1.6k

2023

1.6k

2024

115

518

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

EcologyQ1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Nature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and DevelopmentGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEconomic and Environmental ValuationUrban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Conservation and ManagementForest Management and PolicyCoastal and Marine ManagementEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Frequently asked questions about Ecosystem Services

Is Ecosystem Services a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecosystem Services: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ecosystem Services?

Ecosystem Services 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 6.94.

Is Ecosystem Services indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecosystem Services is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.