Environmental Conservation

Aims & Scope

Environmental Conservation is one of the longest-standing, most highly-cited of the interdisciplinary environmental science journals.

It includes research papers, reports, comments, subject reviews, and book reviews addressing environmental policy, practice, and natural and social science of environmental concern at the global level, informed by rigorous local level case studies.

The journal"s scope is very broad, including issues in human institutions, ecosystem change, resource utilisation, terrestrial biomes, aquatic systems, and coastal and land use management.

Environmental Conservation is essential reading for all environmentalists, managers, consultants, agency workers and scientists wishing to keep abreast of current developments in environmental science.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.660

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	103

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8681

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	270

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A review of methods for the assessment of prediction errors in conservation presence/absence models

  Citation: 5473

  Authors: Alan H., JOHN F.

• Riverine flood plains: present state and future trends

  Citation: 1592

  Authors: Klement, Jack A.

• Kelp forest ecosystems: biodiversity, stability, resilience and future

  Citation: 1525

  Authors: Robert S., Michael H., Bruce J., Debbie, Jon M., James A., Mia J.

• Present state and future of the world's mangrove forests

  Citation: 1407

  Authors: Daniel M.

• Environmental threats and environmental future of estuaries

  Citation: 982

  Authors: Michael J.

• Natural and human-induced disturbance of seagrasses

  Citation: 957

  Authors: Frederick T., Sandy

• The future of seagrass meadows

  Citation: 829

  Authors: Carlos M.

• Our Common Future—Call for Action

  Citation: 812

  Authors: Gro Harlem

• Threats to the running water ecosystems of the world

  Citation: 780

  Authors: Björn, Simon

• The Concept of Sustainable Economic Development

  Citation: 706

  Authors: Edward B.

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