The Open Ecology Journal: Indexing (Scopus), Scope & Papers

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At a glanceThe Open Ecology Journal is listed in Scopus. Published by Bentham Science Publishers, it has 99 published works, cited 5,323 times (h-index 24). It publishes open access articles. Papers by ScholarsColab mentors and the researchers we track appear here as soon as they publish in it. Data updated 22 October 2026.

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01Impact factor

Impact factor of The Open Ecology Journal (2026)

Impact factor (2-year)0.00calculated by ScholarsColab

h-index24

Papers published99cited 5,323 times

The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers The Open Ecology Journal published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, calculated by ScholarsColab. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Journal Impact Factor from Clarivate; the value above is how often its recent papers are cited.

Quartile of The Open Ecology Journal

A journal's quartile (Q1 to Q4) is its position within a subject category: Q1 is the top quarter. The official quartiles are published by Clarivate in Journal Citation Reports (by Journal Impact Factor, in Web of Science categories) and by Scimago as the SJR quartile (in Scopus categories). The Open Ecology Journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no JCR quartile. It is indexed in Scopus, so Scimago shows its SJR quartile. ScholarsColab does not show a quartile until it can show the official one; the impact factor and rank above are calculated from open data.

Citations and papers per year

Citations per year

Papers per year

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Please check the final impact factor. The impact factor and APC on this page are calculated by ScholarsColab (updated 17 October 2026) and can differ from the official values. Confirm the current impact factor and charges on the journal’s website before you submit.

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02Fee waivers

APC waivers and discounts for The Open Ecology Journal

The Open Ecology Journal follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Bentham Science: 50% discount for corresponding authors in countries on Bentham's low-income list. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.

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03Indexing

Indexing of The Open Ecology Journal

List	Status
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)	Not listed
Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)	Not listed
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (AHCI)	Not listed
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)	Not listed
Scopus	✓ Listed
Journal Citation Reports 2024	Not listed

ISSN: 1874-2130
Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers all its journals →

From the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab, updated 1 March 2026. Indexing can change: confirm on the Web of Science Master Journal List or the Scopus source list before submitting. Official Journal Impact Factors and JCR quartiles are published by Clarivate; the impact factor on this page is calculated by ScholarsColab (see how the impact factor works).

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04How to submit

How to submit to The Open Ecology Journal

Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that The Open Ecology Journal accepts. You find it on the official website of the journal, usually under "For authors" or "Submit".
Format to the journal's style. Check whether it wants a Word file, a LaTeX file or a PDF for the first submission, and follow its reference style; many journals accept any clear format at first and ask for their style only after acceptance.
Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; papers outside the scope are the most common reason for a desk rejection. The Journal Finder shows journals that published the closest work.
Check the fee. The Open Ecology Journal is not a fully open access journal, so authors usually pay nothing unless they choose open access for their article or the journal charges page or colour fees. The guide for authors states the current charges.
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05Reviewer comments

Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for The Open Ecology Journal

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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,724 real published journal papers, by our mentors and by other researchers (shown without names); journals are ranked by how many closely matching papers they published. Indexing comes from the SCIE, SSCI, AHCI, ESCI, Scopus and JCR 2024 lists, matched by journal name; the impact factor is calculated by ScholarsColab, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time is the median days from submission to acceptance (not every publisher publishes these dates). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.

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06Questions

Frequently asked questions

What is the impact factor of The Open Ecology Journal?

Based on ScholarsColab citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of The Open Ecology Journal is 0.00: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 0.00 times on average in a year. The journal is not listed in JCR 2024, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

What is the h-index of The Open Ecology Journal?

The h-index of The Open Ecology Journal is 24 (October 2026): 24 of its papers have each been cited at least 24 times. Its i10-index is 47.

What is the quartile of The Open Ecology Journal?

Is The Open Ecology Journal indexed in Scopus?

Yes. The Open Ecology Journal appears in the Scopus list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is The Open Ecology Journal an SCIE journal?

The Open Ecology Journal is not listed in SCIE or the other Web of Science indexes, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Is The Open Ecology Journal in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?

The Open Ecology Journal is not listed in the JCR 2024 list, according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.

Does The Open Ecology Journal offer an APC waiver?

The Open Ecology Journal follows the policy of Bentham Science: 50% discount for corresponding authors in countries on Bentham's low-income list. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.