Journal profile · Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Asian Journal of Conservation Biology
ISSN 2278-7666 · TCRP Foundation, India
Asian Journal of Conservation Biology: subscription journal; review about 180 days (submission to final decision, publisher); acceptance rate 34% (journal website); 8 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Conservation Biology is published by TCRP Foundation, India. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The AJCB publishes important new ideas and findings that have general implications for the scientific basis of conservation of plants and animals. It includes research papers, reports, comments, subject reviews, and book reviews in the following subjects: Biodiversity Population biology Evolutionary ecology Taxonomy Conservation genetics Conservation biogeography Natural history Conservation economics Conservation management practices Epidemiology Freshwater and marine biology Bioclimatology GIS/spatial analysis in conservation planning Climate change and conservation Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and biodiversity conservation Nanotechnology applications in conservation biology The AJCB is essential reading for conservation biologists,academicians, policy-makers, researchers and students.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Editor-in-chief D.K. SharmaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 12, United States 5, Indonesia 2, Poland 1, United Arab Emirates 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science5%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science5%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q4 | 176/231 | 24th |
| Ecology | Q4 | 394/491 | 19th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 605/736 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Dimensions, Crossref, Publons, Biotaxa, Index Copernicus, ZooBank, International Plant Names Index, POWO (Plants of the World online), The Reptile Database, AmphibiaWeb, NLM Catalog, Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Poland), Indian Citation Index (ICI), World of Periodicals, Scientific electronic library-Russia (eLIBRARY.RU), University of Wisconsin–Madison Libraries, Weill Cornell Medicine–Qatar eLibrary, University of Illinois Library- Easy Search system, Charles Sturt University Library (Australia), The University of Glasgow (Scotland), The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam-Library, Universidad de Málaga, University of Saskatchewan Library (Canada), Georg August University of Gottingen (Germany), CMFRI,India, Animal Diversity Web, SEMANTIC SCHOLAR
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2023
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.24Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2023
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 90 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 32 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 48 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 48 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 60 |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 | 41 |
| 2021 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
180 dayssubmission to final decision
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 34%Publisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 180 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
AJCB is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- TCRP Foundation, India
- ISSN
- 2278-7666
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 1 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Conservation Biology
How long does peer review take at Asian Journal of Conservation Biology?
The publisher reports about 180 days (submission to final decision); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 34%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Journal of Conservation Biology based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (12), United States (5) and Indonesia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Conservation Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Conservation Biology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian Journal of Conservation Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Conservation Biology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .