Journal profile · ECOLOGY
Ecological Questions
ISSN 1644-7298 · eISSN 2083-5469 · Nicolaus Copernicus University
Ecological Questions: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ecological Questions is published by Nicolaus Copernicus University 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 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Lichen and fungal ecology and Integrated Water Resources Management, together about 43.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences24.8%
- Lichen and fungal ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science3%
- Sustainability and Ecological Systems AnalysisEnvironmental Science2.8%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 682 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 5 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 25 |
| 2024 | 36 | 36 | 131 |
| 2023 | 52 | 52 | 195 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 209 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 98 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Editorial Guidelines, Corrections Policy, Feedback & Editorial Contact Policy, Diversity & Inclusion Statement Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Nicolaus Copernicus University
- ISSN
- 1644-7298
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-5469
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ecological Questions
What CAS zone is Ecological Questions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ecological Questions 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 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Ecological Questions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ecological Questions is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Ecological Questions open access, and what is the APC?
Ecological Questions is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .