Journal profile · BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Wildlife Society Bulletin
ISSN 1938-5463 · eISSN 2328-5540 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES
Wildlife Society Bulletin: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,200; median 192 days to acceptance (57 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 55% (journal website); 90 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Wildlife Society Bulletin is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Avian ecology and behavior, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
<em>Wildlife Society Bulletin</em> is a wildlife research journal covering contemporary wildlife management, conservation, education, administration, & law enforcement.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science26.4%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science16.1%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesVeterinary3.6%
- Ecology and biodiversity studiesEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science3.2%
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 428OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 90LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 94Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 246,948Publisher website ·
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
192 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 139 days – 250 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 66 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 279 days
- Sample
- 57 articles with submission and acceptance dates (153 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)
- about 61 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 55%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 76 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 189 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 78 daysPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,200 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1938-5463
- Electronic ISSN
- 2328-5540
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 50, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Wildlife Society Bulletin
What CAS zone is Wildlife Society Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Wildlife Society Bulletin is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation. 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 Wildlife Society Bulletin?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Wildlife Society Bulletin?
Based on the dates recorded on 57 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 192 days (interquartile range 139–250 days); authors report an average review time of about 61 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 55% (2025). 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 Wildlife Society Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Wildlife Society Bulletin is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Wildlife Society Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Wildlife Society Bulletin is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .