Journal profile · ECOLOGY
Ecological Frontiers
ISSN 2950-5097 · Ecological Society of China
Ecological Frontiers: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; 221 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ecological Frontiers is published by Ecological Society of China and is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Urban Green Space and Health, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ECOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science17.1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Remote Sensing in AgricultureEnvironmental Science4%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 208LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 551 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 156 | 26 | 50 |
| 2025 | 221 | 31 | 585 |
| 2024 | 114 | 6 | 953 |
| 2023 | 60 | 2 | 816 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,500 / EUR 2,340 / GBP 2,000 / JPY 310,080 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Ecological Society of China
- ISSN
- 2950-5097
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ecological Frontiers
What CAS zone is Ecological Frontiers in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ecological Frontiers is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Ecological Frontiers?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ecological Frontiers is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Ecological Frontiers open access, and what is the APC?
Ecological Frontiers is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .