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Ecological Frontiers

Ecological Society of China · China · Est. 2023

ISSN2950-5097eISSN2950-5097

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.596

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.858

Total Worksi

453

Total Citationsi

1,660

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Ecological Frontiers publishes novel research in ecology, reporting new ideas, theories, and methods. The journal aims to show the scientific mechanism of the interaction between life and environment, and between organisms and the environment.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2023

Annual Volume~ 132 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications453

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ecological Society of China

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2950-5097 / 2950-5097

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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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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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

797

2023

114

903

2024

221

520

2025

142

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.

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Ecology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesUrban Green Space and HealthPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementWildlife Ecology and ConservationRemote Sensing in AgricultureSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeForest ecology and managementRangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Frequently asked questions about Ecological Frontiers

Is Ecological Frontiers a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ecological Frontiers: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ecological Frontiers?

Ecological Frontiers 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 2.46.

Is Ecological Frontiers indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ecological Frontiers is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.