Journal of Vegetation Science

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Vegetation Science publishes papers on all aspects of plant community ecology, with particular emphasis on papers that develop new concepts or methods, test theory, identify general patterns, or that are otherwise likely to interest a broad international readership.

Papers may focus on any aspect of vegetation science, e.g. community structure (including community assembly and plant functional types), biodiversity (including species richness and composition), spatial patterns (including plant geography and landscape ecology), temporal changes (including demography, community dynamics and palaeoecology) and processes (including ecophysiology), provided the focus is on increasing our understanding of plant communities.

The Journal publishes papers on the ecology of a single species only if it plays a key role in structuring plant communities.

Papers that apply ecological concepts, theories and methods to the vegetation management, conservation and restoration, and papers on vegetation survey should be directed to our associate journal, Applied Vegetation Science journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.068

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	139

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4334

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	856

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences and 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.

• VEGAN, a package of R functions for community ecology

  Citation: 5319

  Authors: Philip

• Assembly and response rules: two goals for predictive community ecology

  Citation: 1602

  Authors: Paul A.

• The plant traits that drive ecosystems: Evidence from three continents

  Citation: 1147

  Authors: S., J.G., K., M., J.H.C., A., G., J.P., F., Y., S.R., S., P., G., B., M., N., M.C., F.A., F., S., R., A., S., M., M., L., V., J., A., G., E., F., M., A., S., B., P., M.R.

• Measuring phenological variability from satellite imagery

  Citation: 1122

  Authors: Bradley C., Jesslyn F., Darrel, Thomas R., James W., Donald O.

• JUICE, software for vegetation classification

  Citation: 987

  Authors: Lubomír

• Rao's quadratic entropy as a measure of functional diversity based on multiple traits

  Citation: 961

  Authors: Zoltán

• Equations for potential annual direct incident radiation and heat load

  Citation: 895

  Authors: Bruce, Dylan

• The Circumpolar Arctic vegetation map

  Citation: 875

  Authors: Donald A., Martha K., Fred J.A., Eythor, Arve, William A., Adrian E., Sergei S., Carl J., Evgeny S., Natalia G., Stephen S., Boris A.(†)

• Challenging Theophrastus: A common core list of plant traits for functional ecology

  Citation: 824

  Authors: Evan, Adrie, Ken, Michael, Eric, Ove

• Trait convergence and trait divergence in herbaceous plant communities: Mechanisms and consequences

  Citation: 719

  Authors: J. Philip

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