Journal profile · Ecology
Ecography
ISSN 0906-7590 · eISSN 1600-0587 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · DENMARK · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
Ecography: CAS Zone 1 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.11; fully open access; APC about USD 3,190; review 8–16 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 162 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ecography is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 49.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ECOGRAPHY publishes papers focused on broad spatial and temporal patterns, particularly studies of population and community ecology, macroecology, biogeography, and ecological conservation.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science21.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science16.3%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science11.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science2.9%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.11LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 9.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 109LetPub ·
- h-index
- 200OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,692OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 148LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,892 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 124 | 124 | 79 |
| 2025 | 162 | 162 | 558 |
| 2024 | 170 | 170 | 1,623 |
| 2023 | 139 | 139 | 2,393 |
| 2022 | 145 | 145 | 2,978 |
| 2021 | 157 | 157 | 6,708 |
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)
- 8–16 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,730 / GBP 2,500 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 0906-7590
- Electronic ISSN
- 1600-0587
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ecography
What CAS zone is Ecography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ecography is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ecography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.11; CiteScore 9.7, h-index 200.
How long does peer review take at Ecography?
Authors report an average review time of 8–16 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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.
Which databases index Ecography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ecography is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ecography open access, and what is the APC?
Ecography is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .