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Environmental DNA

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 2018

ISSN2637-4943eISSN2637-4943

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.904

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.426

Total Works

922

Total Citations

17,996

2yr Mean Citedness

3.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the application of environmental DNA (eDNA) for biodiversity assessment and monitoring across various ecosystems, including marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Studies focus on developing and validating eDNA methodologies, such as metabarcoding and qPCR, for detecting diverse taxa including bacteria, fungi, microeukaryotes, metazoans, vertebrates, and plants. Research also addresses challenges in eDNA analysis, such as standardization, DNA preservation, primer bias, and reference database completeness, and explores its utility in conservation, biomonitoring, invasive species management, and understanding ecological interactions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications922

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2637-4943 / 2637-4943

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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?

Portico, 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

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Times cited

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2026

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.

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ecology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesIdentification and Quantification in FoodMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProtist diversity and phylogenySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeFish Ecology and Management StudiesGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesIsotope Analysis in EcologyPlant and animal studiesBacteriophages and microbial interactions