Journal profile · Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Human Dimensions of Wildlife
ISSN 1087-1209 · eISSN 1533-158X · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom
Human Dimensions of Wildlife: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.52; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 112 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Dimensions of Wildlife is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Economic and Environmental Valuation and Animal and Plant Science Education, together about 41.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Human Dimensions of Wildlife, which publishes six times annually, is devoted to the study of social considerations in fisheries and wildlife management. The journal provides an open forum for exchange of human dimensions information. There are three primary publication goals of Human Dimensions of Wildlife: To provide a forum for the exchange of theories, concepts, methods, findings, and philosophies relevant to human dimensions of fisheries and wildlife management. To advance the application of human dimensions information in fisheries and wildlife decision making. To provide a focus on the human dimensions of contemporary fisheries and wildlife management issues. Six types of articles are published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife : research articles, review articles, methodological articles, opinion pieces, research notes, and findings abstracts. Other submission types will also be published as the Co-Editors deem appropriate, such as rebuttals and rejoinders, discussion forums, and editorials. Peer Review Policy: All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Readership: Sociologists; fisheries and wildlife managers; natural resource managers; government employees interested in wildlife conservation or recreation management; and scholars and readers in the areas of environmental studies, forestry, recreation, conservation, or natural resource management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Editor-in-chief Beatrice FrankPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Finland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science21.9%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
- Animal and Plant Science EducationPsychology8.7%
- Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness ManagementPsychology5.8%
- Forest Management and PolicyEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science3.6%
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 | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | 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 | 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 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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCAB AbstractsGeoRefPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CABI, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, Ovid, Thomson Reuters
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
- 1.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.51Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.11LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.11Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 687OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 97,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 10 | 2 |
| 2025 | 50 | 18 | 40 |
| 2024 | 55 | 17 | 167 |
| 2023 | 49 | 11 | 222 |
| 2022 | 35 | 8 | 235 |
| 2021 | 50 | 6 | 557 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
112 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 112 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted6
- findings abstractsSix types of articles are published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife : research articles, review articles, methodological articles, opinion pieces, research note…Length not stated
- methodological articlesSix types of articles are published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife : research articles, review articles, methodological articles, opinion pieces, research note…Length not stated
- opinion piecesSix types of articles are published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife : research articles, review articles, methodological articles, opinion pieces, research note…Length not stated
- research articlesSix types of articles are published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife : research articles, review articles, methodological articles, opinion pieces, research note…Length not stated
- research notesSix types of articles are published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife : research articles, review articles, methodological articles, opinion pieces, research note…Length not stated
- review articlesSix types of articles are published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife : research articles, review articles, methodological articles, opinion pieces, research note…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Human Dimensions of Wildlife is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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 discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees. Model summary
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.
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 and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1087-1209
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-158X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Dimensions of Wildlife
What CAS zone is Human Dimensions of Wildlife in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Human Dimensions of Wildlife is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 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 Human Dimensions of Wildlife?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.52; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at Human Dimensions of Wildlife?
The publisher reports about 112 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Human Dimensions of Wildlife based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2) and Finland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Human Dimensions of Wildlife?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Dimensions of Wildlife is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Human Dimensions of Wildlife open access, and what is the APC?
Human Dimensions of Wildlife is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .