Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Ecosystems and People
ISSN 2639-5908 · eISSN 2639-5916 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Ecosystems and People: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.5 (journal website); JCR Q1 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,680; median 274 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ecosystems and People is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 2 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, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management and Urban Green Space and Health, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ecosystems and People is an interdisciplinary journal that addresses how biodiversity and ecosystems underpin human quality of life, and how societal activities and preferences drive changes in ecosystems. Research published in Ecosystems and People addresses human-nature relationships and social-ecological systems in a broad sense. This embraces research on biodiversity, ecosystem services, their contributions to quality of life, implications for equity and justice, and the diverse and rich ways in which people relate to nature. In the rapidly changing world of the Anthropocene, the main challenge for humanity is how can we protect, manage, and restore nature in such a way that human well-being can be sustained and improved, particularly for those most vulnerable. This Journal aims to improve our understanding of the role of biodiversity and ecosystems in providing ecosystem services and nature’s contributions to people that enhance quality of life. In addition, it aims to improve our understanding of the management systems and policies needed to maintain biodiversity and achieve sustainable and equitable use of ecosystem services. Research published in Ecosystems and People addresses these challenges in an interdisciplinary way, which builds on integrative approaches from both natural sciences and social sciences (including anthropology, sociology, humanities). Research topics Papers published in Ecosystems and People preferably address at least one of the following themes: The link between biodiversity and ecosystem services; i.e. what is the role of biodiversity in providing ecosystem services? The link between ecosystem services and management; i.e. how can ecosystem services be sustainably managed and what are the trade-offs in service provision across management systems (e.g., land-use conflicts)? The link between biodiversity and management; i.e. what are the effects of different management systems (including conservation) on biodiversity? The link between ecosystem services and quality of life; i.e. how can ecosystem services contribute to the different dimensions of human well-being and which intrinsic, instrumental and relational values do people hold? The link between governance, management and equitable use and distribution of ecosystem services; i.e. how can management contribute to the equal distribution of ecosystem services among different societal groups? And what aspects of procedural and recognitional justice are crucial in governing ec
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Editor-in-chief Alexander van OudenhovenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 4, Canada 2, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1, Netherlands 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science21.3%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science15.4%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science9%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Environmental Philosophy and EthicsEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexWeb of ScienceEmbasePublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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 (publisher) 2025
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.27Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 495,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 365 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 15 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 146 |
| 2024 | 75 | 75 | 724 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 741 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 902 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 1,231 |
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
274 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 196 days – 395 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 307 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (109 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 42 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 42 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | EUR 1,615 / USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,615 / USD 1,680 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 14 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Ecosystems and People is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those w…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2639-5908
- Electronic ISSN
- 2639-5916
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ecosystems and People
What CAS zone is Ecosystems and People in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ecosystems and People is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology / Environmental Sciences / Environmental Studies. 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 Ecosystems and People?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at Ecosystems and People?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 274 days (interquartile range 196–395 days); authors report an average review time of about 42 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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 JCR quartile is Ecosystems and People in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology.
Where are the editorial board members of Ecosystems and People based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (4), Canada (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ecosystems and People?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ecosystems and People is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, Web of Science and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ecosystems and People open access, and what is the APC?
Ecosystems and People is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,680.
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: .