Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 981
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Ecology 27(Q1)
Environmental science 38(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Articles published last year
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% accepted last year
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Immediately rejected last year
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Open access status
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Two-year impact factor
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Aims and scope

The editor has not yet provided this information.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
2.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
4.2 months
Decision time immediate rejection
5 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.7 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.8 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
4.5 / 5.0 (very difficult)
Average number of review reports
2.2 reports
Quality of review reports
3.7 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 9.0 weeks. Overall rating: 5 (excellent). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
The editor’s work went smoothly, and the manuscripts were processed without delay. The reviewers’ comments were very hard but constructive, and were essential to improving the quality of the paper.