Journal profile · Zoology
Journal of Wildlife Management
ISSN 0022-541X · eISSN 1937-2817 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1937
Journal of Wildlife Management: CAS Zone 3 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,270; median 189 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 193 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Wildlife Management is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Avian ecology and behavior, together about 47.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>The Journal of Wildlife Management</em> publishes research on the biology & ecology of wildlife and their habitats, with implications for conservation or management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science22.5%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science12.7%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Ecology and biodiversity studiesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science4%
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 | Zoology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | 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 | Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98LetPub ·
- h-index
- 233OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8,665OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 148LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 175Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 496,927Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,527 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 125 | 78 | 14 |
| 2025 | 193 | 106 | 154 |
| 2024 | 178 | 120 | 469 |
| 2023 | 192 | 129 | 1,071 |
| 2022 | 213 | 77 | 1,506 |
| 2021 | 170 | 53 | 1,422 |
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
189 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 257 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 40 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 239 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (351 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 9–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 149 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,270 / EUR 3,570 / GBP 2,870 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1937
- ISSN
- 0022-541X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1937-2817
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wildlife Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Wildlife Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Wildlife Management is in Zone 3 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Zoology / Ecology. 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 Journal of Wildlife Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 233.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Wildlife Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 189 days (interquartile range 130–257 days); authors report an average review time of 9–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (2025). 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 Wildlife Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Wildlife Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Wildlife Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Wildlife Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,270.
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: .