Journal profile
Journal of Wildlife and Parks
ISSN 0127-8126 · eISSN 2948-3816 · Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia · Malaysia
Journal of Wildlife and Parks: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Wildlife and Parks is published by Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JWP is a broad-based journal devoted to the publication of original researches that contributes significantly to the knowledge in wildlife sciences. As a multidisciplinary journal, areas relevant to the scope of the journal include:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Khairul Nizam bin KamaruddinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 11 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science24.1%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary4.2%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology3.7%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 91 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 25 |
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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5
- case study reportThe Journal of Wildlife and Parks accepts the submission of Full Article, Short Communications, Case Study Report, Checklist and Review written in English langu…Length not stated
- checklistThe Journal of Wildlife and Parks accepts the submission of Full Article, Short Communications, Case Study Report, Checklist and Review written in English langu…Length not stated
- full articleThe Journal of Wildlife and Parks accepts the submission of Full Article, Short Communications, Case Study Report, Checklist and Review written in English langu…Length not stated
- reviewThe Journal of Wildlife and Parks accepts the submission of Full Article, Short Communications, Case Study Report, Checklist and Review written in English langu…Length not stated
- short communicationsThe Journal of Wildlife and Parks accepts the submission of Full Article, Short Communications, Case Study Report, Checklist and Review written in English langu…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
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
- Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0127-8126
- Electronic ISSN
- 2948-3816
- Society / sponsor
- Department of Wildlife and National Parks
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40 (December 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wildlife and Parks
How long does peer review take at Journal of Wildlife and Parks?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Wildlife and Parks?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Wildlife and Parks based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Wildlife and Parks?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Wildlife and Parks is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Wildlife and Parks open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Wildlife and Parks is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .