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Ecosystems and People

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2018

ISSN2639-5908eISSN2639-5916

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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

371

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 310d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.145

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.166

Total Worksi

332

Total Citationsi

6,008

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biodiversity Conservation; Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications332

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~42 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2639-5908 / 2639-5916

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

LOCKSS, 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

Articles published

Citations received

934

2019

2020

1.2k

2021

849

2022

673

2023

578

2024

103

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.

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcologyEnvironmental SciencesEnvironmental Studies

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementUrban Green Space and HealthSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEconomic and Environmental ValuationForest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Philosophy and EthicsAgriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentUrban Agriculture and Sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Ecosystems and People

Is Ecosystems and People a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecosystems and People: 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 Ecosystems and People?

Ecosystems and People 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 4.22.

Is Ecosystems and People indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecosystems and People is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.