Socio-Ecological Practice Research

Aims & Scope

Socio-Ecological Practice Research (SEPR) publishes scholarly articles on transdisciplinary socio-ecological practice research that strives to achieve the dual ambition of producing new knowledge and improving (instead of just informing) ecological practice.

It cultivates and celebrates topnotch scholarship in the field of socio-ecological practice research across all four intertwined streams of scholarly inquiry—knowledge (co)production, transfer, implementation, and impact—with a specific focus on knowledge implementation and impact research (i.e., knowledge I&I research).

Socio-ecological practice research is practitioner-inspired, use-oriented, place-specific basic research for ecological practice (i.e., ecological planning, design, construction, restoration, and management; or any of their combinations).

It is conducted by scholar-practitioners who are motivated, through a rigorous transdisciplinary process, to both help improve ecological practice and extend the frontiers of fundamental understanding.

A socio-ecological practice research project is thus necessarily • From practice—inspired by real-world practitioners who have specific knowledge needs to improve ecological practice in particular circumstances; • For practice—motivated and often, but not necessarily, commissioned to meet practitioners’ specific knowledge needs under usefulness requirements.

The outcomes are useful to practitioners, accepted and actually used in their practice; • Beyond practice—committed to tracking knowledge implementation and impact in practice, and motivated to impart the acquired knowledge, experience, lessons, and discernment to the international communities of scholars and practitioners.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.603

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	19

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9609

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	242

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science and Social Sciences, 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.

• Ten tips for developing interdisciplinary socio-ecological researchers

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Rachel, Mary, Kirsty L., Christopher, Edward H., Derek, Aletta, Steven J., Stewart, Elizabeth A., Benjamin S., Priscila F. M., E. J., Myron A., Gretta T., Robert L., Francisco

• Ecopracticology: the study of socio-ecological practice

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Wei-Ning

• Beyond flood risk reduction: How can green infrastructure advance both social justice and regional impact?

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Linda

• The socio-ecological practice of building blue-green infrastructure in high-density cities: what does the ABC Waters Program in Singapore tell us?

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Kuei-Hsien

• Examining privilege and power in US urban parks and open space during the double crises of antiblack racism and COVID-19

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Fushcia -Ann, Theodore C.

• The pandemic push: can COVID-19 reinvent conferences to models rooted in sustainability, equitability and inclusion?

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Holly J., Shaili, Judith, Sophia N.

• Do the ends justify the means? Problematizing social acceptance and instrumentally-driven community engagement in proposed energy projects

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Stacia, Chad, Susana, Hannah, Patrick, Fin

• On the theory-practice gap in the environmental realm: perspectives from and for diverse environmental professionals

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Steven J., Amanda L., Ian, Brett A., Chundi, Christopher, Yang, John, Christine, Jie, Daniele, Colin, Vivian M., Michael, Yunfei, Faith K. S., Katrina, Xinhao, Yuncai, Carla L., Nathan

• Citizen science’s transformative impact on science, citizen empowerment and socio-political processes

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Julia, Thora M., Till, Michael, Susanne, Friederike, Julia, Anett, Ulrike, Silke, Wiebke, Christin, Matthias, Carolin, Wilhelm, Luiza, Andrea, Peter, Daniel, Regina, Laura, Linda, Agnes, Gertrud, Florian, Nils B., Franz, Carolin, Thorsten, Thekla, Jörn, Martin, Kim, Carsten, Anna, Tiina, Christian, Susanne, Anke, Katherin, Robert, Silvia, Aletta

• Five generations of theory–practice tensions: enriching socio-ecological practice research

  Citation: 32

  Authors: John

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