Wetlands Ecology and Management

Aims & Scope

Wetlands Ecology and Management is an international journal that publishes authoritative and original articles on topics relevant to freshwater, brackish and marine coastal wetland ecosystems.

The Journal serves as a multi-disciplinary forum covering key issues in wetlands science, management, policy and economics.

As such, Wetlands Ecology and Management aims to encourage the exchange of information between environmental managers, pure and applied scientists, and national and international authorities on wetlands policy and ecological economics.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.507

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	81

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11446

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	344

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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.

• Wetlands and global climate change: the role of wetland restoration in a changing world

  Citation: 963

  Authors: Kevin L.

• Satellite remote sensing of wetlands

  Citation: 877

  Authors: Stacy L., Marvin E.

• Multispectral and hyperspectral remote sensing for identification and mapping of wetland vegetation: a review

  Citation: 777

  Authors: Elhadi, Onisimo, Denis

• Bioactivities, bioactive compounds and chemical constituents of mangrove plants

  Citation: 352

  Authors: W.M.

• A review of mangrove rehabilitation in the Philippines: successes, failures and future prospects

  Citation: 288

  Authors: J. H., J. M. A.

• A comparison of Phragmites australisin freshwater and brackish marsh environments in North America

  Citation: 282

  Authors: L.A., K., L., E., S.

• Wave reduction in a mangrove forest dominated by Sonneratia sp.

  Citation: 264

  Authors: Yoshihiro, Michimasa, Yoshichika, Tadayuki, Tetsumi

• North American approach to the restoration of Sphagnum dominated peatlands

  Citation: 240

  Authors: Line, François, Suzanne, Kurt, Thomas

• Hydrological processes in abandoned and restored peatlands: An overview of management approaches

  Citation: 225

  Authors: J.S., A.L., A.J.

• Vulnerability assessment of mangroves to climate change and sea-level rise impacts

  Citation: 192

  Authors: Joanna C.

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