Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Conservation & Society
ISSN 0972-4923 · eISSN 0975-3133 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Conservation & Society: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.49; JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 600; review about 29 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Conservation & Society is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Geographies of human-animal interactions, together about 41.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Editor-in-chief Kamaljit Bawa.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 2, Mexico 2, Canada 1, Netherlands 1, Chile 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science24.4%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural DevelopmentAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science6%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science4%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES · rank 152/202
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 384OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 643 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 60 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 156 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 425 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 280 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 29 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 600 | Yes | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 540 / USD 600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 540 / USD 600 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0972-4923
- Electronic ISSN
- 0975-3133
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 2 (June 2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Conservation & Society
What CAS zone is Conservation & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Conservation & Society is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Conservation & Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.49; CiteScore 6, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Conservation & Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 29 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 JCR quartile is Conservation & Society in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Q4 (152/202). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of Conservation & Society based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (2), Mexico (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Conservation & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Conservation & Society is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Conservation & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Conservation & Society is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 600.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .