Journal profile · ECOLOGY
Ecosphere
ISSN 2150-8925 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES
Ecosphere: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.94; fully open access; APC about USD 2,550; median 154 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 49% (journal website); 403 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ecosphere is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 34.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Ecosphere</em> is an open access journal publishing research in all areas of ecology, spanning multidisciplinary fields, from computer science to social sciences and eco-education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ECOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Sunshine Van BaelPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science15.6%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science9.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science8.8%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science6%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.9%
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)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 2.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,273OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 360LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 360Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,386,146Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,581 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 282 | 282 | 73 |
| 2025 | 403 | 403 | 935 |
| 2024 | 389 | 389 | 2,254 |
| 2023 | 416 | 416 | 4,333 |
| 2022 | 443 | 443 | 6,282 |
| 2021 | 552 | 552 | 9,118 |
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
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 225 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 108 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 251 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (771 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 132 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 74 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 2,550 / GBP 1,590 / EUR 2,070 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,430 / EUR 1,970 / GBP 1,510 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,100 / GBP 1,300 / EUR 1,700 | Yes | — |
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2150-8925
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ecosphere
What CAS zone is Ecosphere in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ecosphere 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.
What is the impact factor of Ecosphere?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.94; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 128.
How long does peer review take at Ecosphere?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 61–225 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49% (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.
Which databases index Ecosphere?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ecosphere is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ecosphere open access, and what is the APC?
Ecosphere is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,550.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .