Journal profile · Ecology
RANGELAND JOURNAL
ISSN 1036-9872 · eISSN 1834-7541 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 6 issues per year · Founded 1976
RANGELAND JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.26; hybrid open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 41%; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RANGELAND JOURNAL is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Pasture and Agricultural Systems, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology and Rangeland and Wildlife Management, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Rangeland Journal publishes original work on the biophysical, social, cultural, economic, and policy influences affecting rangeland use and management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Editor-in-chief Paul NovellyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pasture and Agricultural SystemsAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.5%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science15%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science14.2%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.5%
- Ecology and biodiversity studiesEnvironmental Science3.1%
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 711OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,389 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 17 | 15 | 29 |
| 2024 | 22 | 19 | 135 |
| 2023 | 23 | 17 | 135 |
| 2022 | 27 | 18 | 96 |
| 2021 | 35 | 19 | 291 |
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)
- 41%LetPub ·
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access articles
Hybrid – subscription with open access options available Model summary
A practical methodology for defining and applying animal units to Australia’s livestock industries Persistence of tropical pasture legumes in the moderate rainfall sub-tropics of eastern Australia Land degradation decision trigger points to minimise soil erosion in rangelands Prediction of pasture condition in the Kimberley rangelands of Western Australia using simple classification tree models
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 1036-9872
- Electronic ISSN
- 1834-7541
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Rangeland Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RANGELAND JOURNAL
What CAS zone is RANGELAND JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RANGELAND JOURNAL 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 RANGELAND JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.26; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at RANGELAND JOURNAL?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “41%”. 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 RANGELAND JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RANGELAND JOURNAL is indexed in Scopus.
Is RANGELAND JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
RANGELAND JOURNAL 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, 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: .