Journal profile · BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION-ECOLOGY
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
ISSN 1944-687X · U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service · UNITED STATES
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.67; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management is published by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 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 Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Avian ecology and behavior, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management encourages submission of original, high quality, English-language scientific papers on the practical application and integration of science to conservation and management of native North American fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats in the following categories: Articles, Notes, Surveys and Issues and Perspectives. Papers that do not relate directly to native North American fish, wildlife plants or their habitats may be considered if they highlight species that are closely related to, or conservation issues that are germane to, those in North America.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION-ECOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science17.3%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science13.4%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science7%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science3.6%
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 | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
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 | Ecology | 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
- 0.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 237OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.77%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 796 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 56 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 99 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 160 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 357 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1944-687X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.67; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 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: .