Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Japanese Journal of Ecology
ISSN 0021-5007 · eISSN 2424-127X · Ecological Society of Japan
Japanese Journal of Ecology: fully open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japanese Journal of Ecology is published by Ecological Society of Japan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Forest ecology and management, together about 33.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science15.1%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.8%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science4%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | Q4 | 489/491 | 0th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 734/736 | 0th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 174OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 764 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 196 |
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open Science Model summary
Open Science: We work to ensure that more people can access ecological data and publications, working together to disseminate trustworthy research results.
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
- Ecological Society of Japan
- ISSN
- 0021-5007
- Electronic ISSN
- 2424-127X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Ecology
Which databases index Japanese Journal of Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japanese Journal of Ecology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Japanese Journal of Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Japanese Journal of Ecology 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; 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: .