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People and Nature
ISSN 2575-8314 · Wiley · United Kingdom
People and Nature: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.79; fully open access; APC about USD 2,670; median 293 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 26% (journal website); 283 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
People and Nature is published by Wiley and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Urban Green Space and Health and Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, together about 32.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim: To develop understanding of people-nature interactions by providing a leading forum for new ideas, research and discussion. People and Nature is a journal of relational thinking. We are a broad-scope, open-access journal publishing work that contributes to understanding of the relationship between humans and nature. We understand relational thinking as relevant to both the practice and content of research, focusing on the interactions, connections, and processes that mutually constitute ‘humans’ and ‘nature’. We welcome submissions from a wide diversity of research areas, including those that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries or combine approaches from different disciplines. Reflecting this diversity, we encourage submissions that advance understanding through conceptual, theoretical, modelling, analytical or review approaches. The use of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methodologies are all welcome. We are open to submissions that are highly innovative and experimental in their approach, and welcome those that stimulate discussion and debate. We particularly seek contributions that: (i) ensure that both the 'people' and 'nature' dimensions of a submission are treated in a rigorous fashion and provide insights into their interaction from both perspectives. Importantly, studies should contribute to understanding the depth and quality of the relational dimensions between People and Nature. This focus of the study should be clearly explained, and would typically be the central focus of the research. (ii) are clearly rooted in and positioned to advance a relational theory, concept, or framework. Empirical research will ideally be positioned with respect to one or more of these, and will describe why the study advances gaps in the literature or adds a novel perspective. This would typically be a central feature of the study design and introduction. (iii) are explicit about the research questions or hypotheses being addressed; and (iv) if centred on a particular case study, clearly situate that case study in a wider context and make clear the wider relevance of findings and insights. Submissions to the journal should be accessible to a broad audience and reach beyond the boundaries of work published in discipline or subject specific journals. For more information on the kinds of submissions we want please see our author guidelines, or read our editorial. People and Nature - a journal of relational thinking Indexing Information Environmental Scie
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Kevin J. GastonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 1, Australia 1, Sweden 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science11.4%
- Urban Green Space and HealthEnvironmental Science10.7%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Animal and Plant Science EducationPsychology9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Environmental Education and SustainabilityEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EBSCO, ProQuestPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 5.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 524OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 253LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 254Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,249,242Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,306 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 223 | 223 | 105 |
| 2025 | 283 | 283 | 961 |
| 2024 | 205 | 205 | 2,148 |
| 2023 | 154 | 154 | 3,024 |
| 2022 | 121 | 121 | 2,904 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | 3,993 |
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
293 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 202 days – 424 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 333 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (528 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 300 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 2,670 / GBP 2,010 / EUR 2,430 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,540 / EUR 2,310 / GBP 1,910 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,330 / GBP 1,750 / EUR 2,120 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 350 words
- Keywords
- 3–8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Not considered
- authorship
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorialThe journal operates a single-anonymized confidential peer-review process. Author names are not concealed. Editors and reviewers are expected to handle the manu…Length not stated
- letterResearch Article – empirical, conceptual and theoretical submissions are considered in this category. For empirical research qualitative, quantitative or mixed …Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article – empirical, conceptual and theoretical submissions are considered in this category. For empirical research qualitative, quantitative or mixed …main text ≤ 7,000 words
- revieware generally shorter than research or review and synthesis articles: typically no more than 3,500 words (including references). Perspectives should have a soli…main text ≤ 3,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access
- Authorship Conclusions (optional)Author contributions
All authors listed on submissions should meet all the following criteria. Equally, individuals meeting these criteria should not be omitted from the list of authors:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest (required for all article types)
All authors are required to disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise, that might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or indirectly related to the work described in the manuscript. Potential sources of conflict o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statement
To enable readers to locate archived data from papers, we require that authors list the database and the respective accession numbers or DOIs for all data from the manuscript that has been made publicly available. For example, “Data available from the Dryad Digital Repository http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.41qh7 (Kiere & Drummond 2016).”
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
All articles immediately open access; publication fee charged to cover cost of publication. Model summary
All articles published in People and Nature are immediately open access, free to access, download and share without subscription. In order to cover the cost of publication we charge a publication fee. Find out more about our article processing charge here.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2575-8314
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about People and Nature
What CAS zone is People and Nature in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, People and Nature is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of People and Nature?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.79; CiteScore 8.2, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at People and Nature?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 293 days (interquartile range 202–424 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of People and Nature?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 350 words; Keywords: 3–8; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 People and Nature based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (1), Australia (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index People and Nature?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, People and Nature is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is People and Nature open access, and what is the APC?
People and Nature is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,670.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .