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Top Scientific Journals in Ecology
Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Ecology. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.
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Ecology Journal Rankings(20 / 193)
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Tier 1TOP
Nature Ecology & Evolution
ISSN: 2397-334X • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
17.1
Scopus SJR
4.671
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#2
Q1
Acta Ecologica Sinica
ISSN: 1000-0933 / 1872-2032 • Ecological Society of China
Impact Factor
14.2
Scopus SJR
0.417
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#3
Tier 1TOP
Current Forestry Reports
ISSN: 2198-6436 • Springer International Publishing
Impact Factor
11.6
Scopus SJR
2.2
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#5
Tier 1TOP
ISME Journal
ISSN: 1751-7362 / 1751-7370 • Springer Nature
Impact Factor
10.2
Scopus SJR
3.415
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#7
Tier 2TOP
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Water
ISSN: 2049-1948 • Wiley-Blackwell
Impact Factor
8.7
Scopus SJR
2.504
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#8
Tier 1TOP
Ecological Informatics
ISSN: 1574-9541 / 1878-0512 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
8.5
Scopus SJR
1.77
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#9
Tier 4TOP
Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History
ISSN: 0079-032X / 2162-4135 • Peabody Museum of Natural History
Impact Factor
8.1
Scopus SJR
1.9
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#10
Tier 1TOP
Ecology Letters
ISSN: 1461-023X / 1461-0248 • Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
7.7
Scopus SJR
3.382
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#11
Tier 1TOP
Horticultural Plant Journal
ISSN: 2095-9885 / 2468-0141 • Elsevier
Impact Factor
7.1
Scopus SJR
1.543
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#12
Tier 2
International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
ISSN: 1350-4509 / 1745-2627 • Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Impact Factor
6.8
Scopus SJR
1.298
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#13
Tier 2
Fire Ecology
ISSN: 1933-9747 • Springer International Publishing
Impact Factor
6.7
Scopus SJR
1.501
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#14
Tier 1TOP
Global Ecology and Biogeography
ISSN: 1466-822X / 1466-8238 • Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
6.5
Scopus SJR
2.648
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#15
Tier 1TOP
Journal of Ecology
ISSN: 0022-0477 / 1365-2745 • Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
6.3
Scopus SJR
2.424
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#16
Tier 1TOP
Plant Diversity
ISSN: 2096-2703 / 2468-2659 • KeAi Publishing Communications Ltd.
Impact Factor
5.9
Scopus SJR
1.422
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#18
Tier 2TOP
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
ISSN: 2041-210X • John Wiley and Sons Inc.
Impact Factor
5.7
Scopus SJR
2.606
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#19
Tier 1TOP
Current Opinion in Insect Science
ISSN: 2214-5745 / 2214-5753 • Elsevier BV
Impact Factor
5.5
Scopus SJR
1.518
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#20
Tier 2TOP
Functional Ecology
ISSN: 0269-8463 / 1365-2435 • Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Impact Factor
5.5
Scopus SJR
1.972
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