Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Aims & Scope

The Journal reports excellent research from New Zealand authors, whether the research focuses on New Zealand or beyond.

Submissions from authors outside of New Zealand are welcome if the submission has potential to make a significant impact on New Zealand or the adjacent Pacific region.

All contributions are peer reviewed.

The Journal publishes original research papers, review articles and short communications.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.493

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	48

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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 Multidisciplinary, 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.

• Indigenous ways of knowing and the study of environmental change

  Citation: 302

  Authors: Fikret

• A survey on evolutionary machine learning

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Harith, Ying, Qi, Andrew, Yi, Yanan, Binh, Bing, Mengjie

• Colonisation, hauora and whenua in Aotearoa

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Helen, Tim

• Mātauranga Māori—the Å«kaipō of knowledge in New Zealand

  Citation: 144

  Authors: D.

• Early Paleozoic terranes of New Zealand

  Citation: 134

  Authors: R. A.

• Nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils in New Zealand—A review of current knowledge and directions for future research

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Cecile A. M., Robert R., Keith C., Tony J.

• Palynology, vegetation and climate of the Waikato lowlands, North Island, New Zealand, since<i>c.</i>18,000 years ago

  Citation: 115

  Authors: R. M., D. J., J. D.

• Are episodic memories special? On the sameness of remembered and imagined event simulation

  Citation: 114

  Authors: Donna Rose

• Northland Allochthon

  Citation: 109

  Authors: P. F., K. B.

• Late Pleistocene and Holocene vegetation history, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand

  Citation: 103

  Authors: M. S, A. F., D.

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