Journal profile · ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-WATER RESOURCES
Wetlands Ecology and Management
ISSN 0923-4861 · eISSN 1572-9834 · Springer Netherlands · NETHERLANDS · Bimonthly · Founded 1989
Wetlands Ecology and Management: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.77; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,090; median 128 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 83 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wetlands Ecology and Management is published by Springer Netherlands 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 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, together about 42.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Wetlands Ecology and Management is an international journal that publishes authoritative and original articles on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. The Journal serves as a multi-disciplinary forum covering key issues in wetlands science, management, policy and economics. As such, Wetlands Ecology and Management aims to encourage the exchange of information between environmental managers, pure and applied scientists, and national and international authorities on wetlands policy and ecological economics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-WATER RESOURCES
Editor-in-chief Takashi AsaedaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 7, Australia 7, India 3, Japan 2, Canada 2 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science25.7%
- Peatlands and Wetlands EcologyEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.5%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science3.4%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | 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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 3 |
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 992OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 83LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 262,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,678 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 85 | 29 | 12 |
| 2025 | 83 | 25 | 161 |
| 2024 | 57 | 18 | 223 |
| 2023 | 62 | 19 | 380 |
| 2022 | 54 | 24 | 586 |
| 2021 | 86 | 19 | 900 |
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
128 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 82 days – 198 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (107 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 145 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (173 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- book reviewWetlands Ecology and Management publishes refereed papers on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. Such topics may span…Length not stated
- book reviewsBook reviews, notices of scientific meetings and special issues, arising from chosen scientific symposia or workshops, or as a collection of papers on special t…Length not stated
- editorialWetlands Ecology and Management publishes refereed papers on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. Such topics may span…Length not stated
- invited feature articlesWetlands Ecology and Management will publish Invited Feature Articles. These can be longer than the normal original research articles, possibly up to 8,000 word…Length not stated
- letter to the editorWetlands Ecology and Management publishes refereed papers on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. Such topics may span…Length not stated
- opinionWetlands Ecology and Management publishes refereed papers on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. Such topics may span…Length not stated
- original research articleWetlands Ecology and Management publishes refereed papers on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. Such topics may span…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- original research articlesOriginal research articles are typically less than 8,000 words in length with 4-9 figures and tables.Length not stated
- regular review articlesregular review articles (8,000) which can be submitted after an initial contact with the reviews editorLength not stated
- reviewWetlands Ecology and Management publishes refereed papers on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. Such topics may span…Length not stated
- review articleWetlands Ecology and Management publishes refereed papers on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. Such topics may span…Length not stated
- short communicationWetlands Ecology and Management publishes refereed papers on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems. Such topics may span…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- short communicationsthe journal also accepts short communications which are no longer than 4,000 words, 30 references and three figures or tablesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
Originality and exclusivity declaration at submission Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
Data availability statement required for all original research Model summary
This journal encourages authors to provide an optional statement of data availability in their article. Data Availability Statements should include information on where data supporting the results reported in the article can be found, including, where applicable, hyperlinks to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Data availability statements can also indicate whether …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Wetlands Ecology and Management, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Netherlands
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0923-4861
- Electronic ISSN
- 1572-9834
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wetlands Ecology and Management
What CAS zone is Wetlands Ecology and Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wetlands Ecology and Management is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Water Resources. 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 Wetlands Ecology and Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.77; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Wetlands Ecology and Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 128 days (interquartile range 82–198 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Wetlands Ecology and Management?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: 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 Wetlands Ecology and Management based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7), Australia (7) and India (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Wetlands Ecology and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wetlands Ecology and Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Wetlands Ecology and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Wetlands Ecology and Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,090.
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: .