Journal profile · Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Ecological Management & Restoration
ISSN 1442-7001 · eISSN 1442-8903 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · AUSTRALIA
Ecological Management & Restoration: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.76; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,630; median 298 days to acceptance (64 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 33% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ecological Management & Restoration is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Rangeland and Wildlife Management, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims Ecological Management & Restoration is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to advancing connections between the science and practice of ecological management and restoration. It aims to create a community of practice that stimulates cutting-edge research and deepens (socio-) ecological understanding to inform policy and practice. The journal promotes inclusive place-based management strategies while addressing universal environmental challenges. Scope Ecological Management and Restoration publishes features, topical opinion pieces, research reports, short notes and project summaries that are relevant to ecological practice globally. Our priority is to connect science and practice for the management and restoration of southern hemisphere and global south ecosystems. We also consider submissions that address global issues in the management of species, ecosystems and ecosystem services where the relevance for the southern hemisphere and global south is clear. To encourage in-depth insights from diverse ecosystems, articles may focus at local or regional scales. At the same time, contributions should incorporate international perspectives of science or practice, and highlight relevance to the global challenge of integrating biodiversity conservation in the face of rapid environmental change. Thematic special issues are published regularly, including those resulting from symposia and workshops. As the official ecological practitioner journal of The Ecological Society of Australia (ESA), Ecological Management and Restoration serves as a bridge between ecological research and practical restoration efforts, with a special focus on ecosystems in the southern hemisphere and global south. ESA's aim is to publish innovative research to encourage the sharing of information and experiences that enrich the understanding of ecology. The Ecological Management and Restoration Editorial Board includes experienced ecological researchers and practitioners who attract a broad international network of contributing authors and qualified reviewers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Editor-in-chief Jasmin PackerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 3, United Kingdom 2 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science15.3%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science14.7%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science10.7%
- Environmental Conservation and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science4%
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
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)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System
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
- Impact factor
- 1.76LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 530OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 64.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 31Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 137,670Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,474 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 26 | 4 |
| 2025 | 38 | 29 | 49 |
| 2024 | 33 | 22 | 73 |
| 2023 | 24 | 18 | 117 |
| 2022 | 44 | 27 | 417 |
| 2021 | 95 | 46 | 884 |
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
298 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 193 days – 389 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 328 days
- Sample
- 64 articles with submission and acceptance dates (69 in the window); the latest was accepted on
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
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 33%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 337 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
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 2,630 / EUR 2,190 / GBP 1,750 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- articleArticle Abstract: 300 words, unstructured Main text: 7,000 words incl summary, references Tables and figures: Up to 6 tables and/or figures and must include "Im…Length not stated
- book reviewEcological Management & Restoration accepts submissions for the following article types: ViewpointArticleReviewCommentMeeting ReportBook Review Preference will …Length not stated
- commentComment No specific requirementsLength not stated
- meeting reportMeeting Report No specific requirementsLength not stated
- reviewEcological Management & Restoration accepts submissions for the following article types: ViewpointArticleReviewCommentMeeting ReportBook Review Preference will …Length not stated
- review articleEcological Management & Restoration accepts submissions for the following article types: ViewpointArticleReviewCommentMeeting ReportBook Review Preference will …Length not stated
- viewpointEcological Management & Restoration accepts submissions for the following article types: ViewpointArticleReviewCommentMeeting ReportBook Review Preference will …main text ≤ 300 words · abstract ≤ 300 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Encourages data archiving in a public repository; data availability statement may be provided. Model summary
This journal encourages that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors may provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. When data have been shared, authors should include in their data availability statement a link to the repository they have used, and to cite the data they have shared…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Open access articles published under CC-BY, CC-BY-NC, or CC-BY-NC-ND licenses. Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Ecological Management & Restoration is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You will have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an article publication charge unless a waiver applies. Read more about article publication charges here. If you are a researcher from Australia or New Zealand, you may be eligible to publish o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Double-anonymised peer review; at least two anonymous reviewers and an Associate Editor. Model summary
This journal operates under a double-anonymised peer review model. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers and an Associate Editor. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements. In-house submissions, i.e. papers authored by Editors or Editorial Bo…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1442-7001
- Electronic ISSN
- 1442-8903
- Society / sponsor
- Ecological Society of Australia Inc
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ecological Management & Restoration
What CAS zone is Ecological Management & Restoration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ecological Management & Restoration is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 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.
What is the impact factor of Ecological Management & Restoration?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.76; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 64.
How long does peer review take at Ecological Management & Restoration?
Based on the dates recorded on 64 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 298 days (interquartile range 193–389 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 33% (2025). 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 Ecological Management & Restoration?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 5–10; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Ecological Management & Restoration based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ecological Management & Restoration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ecological Management & Restoration is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ecological Management & Restoration open access, and what is the APC?
Ecological Management & Restoration is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,630.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .