ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #10,990Hybrid

Community Ecology

Acronym:coec
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Abbreviation (ISO):COMMUNITY ECOL
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Identifier (ISSN):1585-8553(Print)/1588-2756(Online)
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Publisher:Springer International Publishing
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.6↓ -0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Community Ecology

WoS Q3
01230.9420180.7520190.8520201.1920211.820221.720231.22024220251.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.54
#10,990

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
41

41 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
33articles/year
26.17% Gold OA•97.3% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Community Ecology, established by the merger of two ecological periodicals, Coenoses and Abstracta Botanica was launched in an effort to create a common global forum for community ecologists dealing with plant, animal and/or microbial communities from terrestrial, marine or freshwater systems. Main subject areas: (i) community-based ecological theory; (ii) modelling of ecological communities; (iii) community-based ecophysiology; (iv) temporal dynamics, including succession; (v) trophic interactions, including food webs and competition; (vi) spatial pattern analysis, including scaling issues; (vii) community patterns of species richness and diversity; (viii) sampling ecological communities; (ix) data analysis methods.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyEcologyZoology & Animal ScienceGeologyGeographyPlant SciencesPaleontologyEnvironmental ScienceMedicineMathematicsComputer ScienceStatisticsAgronomyFisheriesHistoryArchaeologyPhysics
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ECOLOGY

Q3
Rank144/205
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ECOLOGY

Q3
Rank133/205
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.6
Articles / Year36
Total Citations3
2025
IF2
Articles / Year58
Total Citations40
2024
IF1.2
Articles / Year58
Total Citations114
2023
IF1.7
Articles / Year41
Total Citations142
2022
IF1.803
Articles / Year60
Total Citations270

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,990Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.54

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.78

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,882 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations167
3-Year Documents90
Citable Documents88

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

EcologyQ2
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ECOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Community Ecology (acronym: coec, abbr: COMMUNITY ECOL, ISSN: 1585-8553) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Environmental Science, published by Springer International Publishing in Hungary since 2000. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.60, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.540 (Q2), an H-index of 41.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Irregular, an annual output of approximately 33 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,882 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Irregular
Founding Year
2000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
AKADEMIAI KIADO RT, PRIELLE K U 19, PO BOX 245,, BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, H-1117

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28