Journal profile · Ecology
Western North American Naturalist
ISSN 1527-0904 · eISSN 2572-4479 · Brigham Young University · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Western North American Naturalist: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5; subscription journal; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 53 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Western North American Naturalist is published by Brigham Young University 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, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science13.9%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science11.4%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science6%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
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 | 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 322OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 49LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,389 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 53 | 0 | 24 |
| 2024 | 52 | 0 | 49 |
| 2023 | 47 | 1 | 79 |
| 2022 | 69 | 3 | 181 |
| 2021 | 61 | 1 | 177 |
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
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
- Brigham Young University
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1527-0904
- Electronic ISSN
- 2572-4479
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Western North American Naturalist
What CAS zone is Western North American Naturalist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Western North American 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 Western North American Naturalist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.5; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Western North American Naturalist?
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 Western North American Naturalist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Western North American Naturalist is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Western North American Naturalist open access, and what is the APC?
Western North American 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, 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: .