Journal for Nature Conservation

Aims & Scope

The Journal for Nature Conservation addresses concepts, methods and techniques for nature conservation.

This international and interdisciplinary journal encourages collaboration between scientists and practitioners, including the integration of biodiversity issues with social and economic concepts.

Therefore, conceptual, technical and methodological papers, as well as reviews, research papers, and short communications are welcomed from a wide range of disciplines, including theoretical ecology, landscape ecology, restoration ecology, ecological modelling, and others, provided that there is a clear connection and immediate relevance to nature conservation.

Manuscripts without any immediate conservation context, such as inventories, distribution modelling, genetic studies, animal behaviour, plant physiology, will not be considered for this journal; though such data may be useful for conservationists and managers in the future, this is outside of the current scope of the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8319

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1202

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.685

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	66

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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.

• Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons

  Citation: 281

  Authors: Alice, Ana C., John D., Valérie, Inês, Stewart, Gerald, Miguel, Ana I., Ana I., Béchir, Cosimo, Marko, Miguel, Masumi, Sofia, Hsiao-Chun, Donata, Leonilde, Mohamed, Sónia, Ana Carolina, Ricardo F. de, Björn, Nadia, Angel, Concepción, Roberto, Fabio, Maria, Jane, Yurii, Brenda, Justin, Ramunas, Valeriy

• Support for decision making in conservation practice: an evidence-based approach

  Citation: 183

  Authors: Andrew S., Teri M.

• Habitat fragmentation effects on fitness of plant populations – a review

  Citation: 180

  Authors: Judit

• An index of naturalness

  Citation: 174

  Authors: Antonio

• Indicators of hemeroby for the monitoring of landscapes in Germany

  Citation: 169

  Authors: Ulrich, Christian

• Integrating remote sensing in Natura 2000 habitat monitoring: Prospects on the way forward

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Jeroen, Desiré, Caspar A., Lammert, Birgen, Geert, Anne M.

• Spillover from marine protected areas to adjacent fisheries has an ecological and a fishery component

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Manfredi, Joachim, Paolo

• Attitudes towards potential animal flagship species in nature conservation: A survey among students of different educational institutions

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Jürg, Reto

• GIS-based approach for incorporating the connectivity of ecological networks into regional planning

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Mikel, Pedro J., Gabriel

• Monitoring ecological processes for restoration projects

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Jeffrey E., Gerald E., Albert

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