Journal profile · Ecology
Northwest Science
ISSN 0029-344X · Washington State University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1927
Northwest Science: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.37; hybrid open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Northwest Science is published by Washington State University Press 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, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Fire effects on ecosystems, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The pages of Northwest Science are open to original and fundamental research in the basic, applied, and social sciences. All submissions are refereed by at least two qualified peer reviewers. Papers are welcome from authors outside of the Pacific Northwest if the topic is suitable to our regional audience.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering5.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.3%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science5.2%
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 | 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 | 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 | 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
- 0.37LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 307OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,008 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024 | 36 | 5 | 13 |
| 2023 | 26 | 3 | 27 |
| 2022 | 23 | 2 | 27 |
| 2021 | 22 | 2 | 37 |
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 36 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Washington State University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1927
- ISSN
- 0029-344X
- Society / sponsor
- Northwest Scientific Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Northwest Science
What CAS zone is Northwest Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Northwest Science is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Northwest Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.37; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 42.
How long does peer review take at Northwest Science?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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 Northwest Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Northwest Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Northwest Science open access, and what is the APC?
Northwest Science is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .