Journal profile
Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology
ISSN 2500-0578 · Penza State University Publishing House · Russian Federation
Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology: fully open access; no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology is published by Penza State University Publishing House. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 37.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
An scientific peer-reviewed online journal, published in Russia 4 times in a year. The articles are published in the English and Russian languages after the obligatory review. The journal’s subject area includes problems of structure and functioning of ground and water ecosystems; ecosystem dynamics; estimation of biodiversity and its importance in structural and functional organization of ecosystems; historical ecology; ecology and environmental protection, ecosystem nature management, modelling in ecology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Yuri A. MazeiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science16.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8%
- Plant Ecology and Soil ScienceEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Forest ecology and managementEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 277 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 31 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 56 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 67 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 83 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 54 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism A policy of screening for plagiarism
All the articles provided for review have their original text tested for the level of uniqueness determined by using the appropriate software that shows the uniqueness of the article, sources used and coincidence of the text by means of Antiplagiat systems.
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
- Penza State University Publishing House
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2500-0578
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology
How long does peer review take at Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
Is Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .