Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Environmental Conservation
ISSN 0376-8929 · eISSN 1469-4387 · Cambridge University Press · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1974
Environmental Conservation: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 38 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Conservation is published by Cambridge University Press 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 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Legal case studies and regulations, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The science and practice of understanding and caring for the planet in all its aspects demand the multi-faceted approach that Environmental Conservation has taken since 1973. Our international and multidisciplinary editorial board welcomes research papers, reports, comments, perspectives and subject reviews addressing any aspects of environmental conservation science, policy and practice, informed by rigorous studies from local to global scales. We embrace: environmental management and governance; ecosystem resilience and change; resource sustainability; and biomes, biodiversity and biota on land, in the sea and in fresh waters. We actively assist early-career and non-native English speakers with pertinent manuscripts to ensure our wide reach. We seek to inform environmentalists, managers, consultants, agency workers and scientists seeking greater environmental, knowledge, understanding and action.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Nicholas V. C.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science12.2%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Environmental Conservation and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
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 | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 32Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,460OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 48.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,650 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 17 | 9 |
| 2025 | 38 | 19 | 67 |
| 2024 | 32 | 25 | 131 |
| 2023 | 36 | 27 | 359 |
| 2022 | 47 | 34 | 459 |
| 2021 | 47 | 30 | 583 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- commentComment (limit 2000 words, 2 display items)main text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorialonline Abstract), main text, References Editorial (limit 2000 words, 2 display items) Articles on broad topic agreed with the Cmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- perspectiveethods, Results, Discussion, References Perspective*(limit: 4000 words, 6 display items) Forward-looking essay on an issue or issumain text ≤ 4,000 words
- reportReport* (limit: 4000 words, 4 display items)main text ≤ 4,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper* (limit: 6000 words, 6 display items)main text ≤ 6,000 words
- reviewN.B. The only article types considered for Gold Open Access funding are clearly marked with a (*). A Corresponding Author is eligible for this funding if they i…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- subject reviewSubject Review* (limit 8000 words, 6 display items)main text ≤ 8,000 words
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1974
- ISSN
- 0376-8929
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-4387
- Society / sponsor
- Foundation for Environmental Conservation
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental Conservation
What CAS zone is Environmental Conservation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Conservation is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Environmental Sciences. 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 Environmental Conservation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.3; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 140.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Conservation?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 Environmental Conservation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Conservation is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Environmental Conservation open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Conservation is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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: .