Journal profile
Computational Ecology and Software
ISSN 2220-721X · International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences · Hong Kong
Computational Ecology and Software: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Computational Ecology and Software is published by International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fire effects on ecosystems, Fire dynamics and safety research and Cellular Automata and Applications, together about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality and Computational Theory and Mathematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY AND SOFTWARE (ISSN 2220-721X) is an open access (BOAI definition), open peer reviewed online journal (users are free to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles) that considers scientific articles in all different areas of computational ecology. It is the transactions of the International Society of Computational Ecology. The journal aims to disseminate ecological researches, constructions and applications of theories and methods of computational sciences including computational mathematics, computational statistics and computer science. It focuses on modeling, simulation, approximation, prediction, recognition, and classification of ecological issues. The topics to be covered by CES include, but are not limited to: Computation intensive methods, numerical and optimization methods, differential and difference equation modeling and simulation, mathematical models and algorithms, prediction, recognition, classification, statistical computation (Bayesian computing, randomization, bootstrapping, Monte Carlo techniques, stochastic process, etc.), agent-based modeling, individual-based modeling, artificial neural networks, knowledge based systems, machine learning, genetic algorithms, data exploration, network analysis and computation, databases, ecological modeling and computation using Geographical Information Systems, satellite imagery, and other computation intensive theories and methods, etc. Artificial ecosystems, artificial life, complexity of ecosystems and virtual reality. The development, evaluation and validation of software and algorithms for computational ecology. The development and evaluation of apparatus, instruments and machines for ecological and environmental analysis, investigation and monitoring based on the software of computational ecology. Methodological applications of computational ecology in the researches of ecology and environmental sciences. Big data analytics of ecological and environmental data, meta-analysis, casual inference, Bayesian inference, etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief WenJun ZhangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science33.3%
- Fire dynamics and safety researchEngineering33.3%
- Cellular Automata and ApplicationsComputer Science33.3%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Not considered
- thesis
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- book reviewy and Software readers. The length of a book review is to be limited to a maximum of 1000 words. Proof Reading The purpose of the proof is to check for typmain text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Manuscripts must be previously unpublished and not under consideration elsewhere during the review period. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to this journal must be previously unpublished and may not be considered for publication elsewhere at any time during review period of this journal.
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
- International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences
- Country or region
- Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2220-721X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Computational Ecology and Software
How long does peer review take at Computational Ecology and Software?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Computational Ecology and Software?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,000 words; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Computational Ecology and Software?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Computational Ecology and Software is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Computational Ecology and Software open access, and what is the APC?
Computational Ecology and Software is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .