Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Journal of Ecology and Environment
ISSN 2287-8327 · eISSN 2288-1220 · Springer Nature
Journal of Ecology and Environment: fully open access; APC about USD 660; median 83 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ecology and Environment is published by Springer Nature. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Conservation Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, together about 32% 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 Conservation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science9.8%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science9.6%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q3 | 458/736 | 37th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 306/491 | 37th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 212OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,464 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 636 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 1,016 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 980 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 826 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 787 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 665 |
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
84 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 99 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 23 days (54 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 102 days
- Sample
- 54 articles with submission and acceptance dates (61 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 660 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,090 / EUR 1,690 / GBP 1,290 | — | — |
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
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 2287-8327
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-1220
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ecology and Environment
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ecology and Environment?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 53–103 days). 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 Journal of Ecology and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ecology and Environment is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Ecology and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ecology and Environment is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 660.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .