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Rethinking Ecology

Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria · Est. 2016

ISSN2534-9260

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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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 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.461

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

345

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications28

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pensoft Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2534-9260

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

2016

2017

116

2018

149

2019

2020

2021

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.

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant and animal studiesSpecies Distribution and Climate Changescientometrics and bibliometrics researchAnimal and Plant Science EducationInnovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine SystemsAnimal Behavior and ReproductionMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsPlant Virus Research Studies

Frequently asked questions about Rethinking Ecology

Is Rethinking Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Rethinking Ecology: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Rethinking Ecology?

Rethinking Ecology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.461.

Is Rethinking Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Rethinking Ecology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Rethinking Ecology?