Journal profile · Ecology
Southeastern Naturalist
ISSN 1528-7092 · Humboldt Field Research Institute · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Southeastern Naturalist: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.42; subscription journal; review 18–36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Southeastern Naturalist is published by Humboldt Field Research Institute 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 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Rangeland and Wildlife Management, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology and Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Southeastern Naturalist covers all aspects of the natural history sciences of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine organisms and the environments of the southeastern portion of North America, roughly bounded from North Carolina south to Florida, west to Texas, north to Oklahoma, and east back to North Carolina. Manuscripts based on field studies outside of this region that provide information on species within this region may be considered at the Editor’s discretion.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science10.4%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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 | Biodiversity Conservation | 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 | Biodiversity Conservation | 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 | Biodiversity Conservation | 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
- 0.42LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 509OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,855 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 36 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | 55 | 0 | 48 |
| 2023 | 80 | 0 | 157 |
| 2022 | 34 | 0 | 82 |
| 2021 | 87 | 5 | 304 |
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)
- 18–36 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Humboldt Field Research Institute
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1528-7092
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Southeastern Naturalist
What CAS zone is Southeastern Naturalist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Southeastern Naturalist is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / 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 Southeastern Naturalist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.42; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 41.
How long does peer review take at Southeastern Naturalist?
Authors report an average review time of 18–36 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 Southeastern Naturalist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Southeastern Naturalist is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Southeastern Naturalist open access, and what is the APC?
Southeastern Naturalist is a subscription 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .