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Grassroots Journal of Natural Resources

Grassroots Institute · Canada · Est. 2018

ISSN2581-6853

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.135

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Total Works

360

Total Citations

998

2yr Mean Citedness

0.73

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on natural resource management, environmental law, and sustainable practices. Articles explore topics such as agricultural yields, environmental protection laws and their enforcement, non-timber forest products, water resource quality, soil carbon sequestration, natural pest control, biomethane's economic impact, waste management in mining, wildlife conservation, blue economy initiatives, wetland health, illegal mining, green banking, environmental principles in law, clean cooking energy transitions, natural dyeing, hazardous waste management, climate change litigation, artificial intelligence for climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, and the impact of conflict on forest resources.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications360

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

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Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Grassroots Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2581-6853

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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?

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

EcologyQ4

Environmental ChemistryQ4

Environmental EngineeringQ4

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q4

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Environmental EngineeringEcologyEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Business and Economic DevelopmentLand Use and ManagementLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesEconomic and Business Development StrategiesEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict ZonesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementDiverse Scientific Research in UkraineWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentRangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEconomic Issues in Ukraine