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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Trends in Ecology and Evolution published in the two previous years, divided by the number of those papers. That is the same formula as the Journal Impact Factor, applied to the open citation data of OpenAlex. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so it also has an official Journal Impact Factor published by Clarivate, which can differ because it counts citations from Web of Science journals only.
Rank in its subject categories
- Ecologyrank 8 of 211 journals
- Genetics & Heredityrank 8 of 197 journals
- Evolutionary Biologyrank 4 of 55 journals
Ranks here compare journals of the same Web of Science category in our data by 2-year citedness; they are not the official JCR rank.
Quartile of Trends in Ecology and Evolution
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). Trends in Ecology and Evolution is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. 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
Article processing charge listed at about US$7,030.
02Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Trends in Ecology and Evolution follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Cell Press: Cell Press follows Elsevier's Research4Life rule: every author must be in an eligible country.
Authors affiliated in 82 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If Trends in Ecology and Evolution is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Who funds research published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Funders named most often
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03Indexing
Indexing of Trends in Ecology and Evolution
- ISSN
- 0169-5347
- eISSN
- 1872-8383
- Publisher
- Cell Press all its journals →
- Country
- England
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics & Heredity
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 and quartile on this page are calculated from OpenAlex open data (see how the impact factor works).
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04How to submit
How to submit to Trends in Ecology and Evolution
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Trends in Ecology and Evolution accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
- 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. Compare your title and abstract with the papers it has published; 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. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 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.
- Check your manuscript before you submit. The free Submission Readiness Check asks the seven questions our reviewers ask in every audit and takes about 2 minutes.
05What it publishes
What Trends in Ecology and Evolution publishes: real papers
06Published papers
Papers published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Papers from the publication records ScholarsColab tracks, with their year and citations. Author names are not shown.
07Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Trends in Ecology and Evolution
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08Same subject
Ecology journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Trends in Ecology and Evolution when the 200 journals of Ecology in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | The ISME Journal | 10.7 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 5 | Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics | 9.52 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 6 | Ecosystem Services | 8.47 | SCIE, SSCI | Subscription |
| 7 | Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History | 8.46 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 9 | Ecological Informatics | 8.18 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 10 | Ecology Letters | 7.48 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 11 | International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology | 7.19 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 12 | Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment | 7.03 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
09Journal Finder
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No AI or language model is used. Your words are matched against the titles of 156,503 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 from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value, and no quartile is shown until the official JCR or SJR quartile can be; review time comes from the dates publishers deposit in Crossref (not every publisher deposits them). Always check a journal’s scope and current indexing before submitting.
10Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is the impact factor of Trends in Ecology and Evolution?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Trends in Ecology and Evolution is 8.45: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 8.45 times on average in a year. The journal is listed in JCR 2024, so Clarivate also publishes an official Journal Impact Factor, which can differ.
What is the h-index of Trends in Ecology and Evolution?
The h-index of Trends in Ecology and Evolution is 509 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 509 of its papers have each been cited at least 509 times. Its i10-index is 4,740.
What is the APC of Trends in Ecology and Evolution?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$7,030 for Trends in Ecology and Evolution (data from October 2026). APCs change and can differ by article type, country or discounts, so confirm the current charge on the journal’s website before submitting.
What is the quartile of Trends in Ecology and Evolution?
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). Trends in Ecology and Evolution is listed in JCR 2024, so its JCR quartile is in Journal Citation Reports. 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.
Is Trends in Ecology and Evolution indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 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 Trends in Ecology and Evolution an SCIE journal?
Yes. Trends in Ecology and Evolution is listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), according to the indexing lists used on ScholarsColab (updated 1 March 2026). Always confirm the current status on the official list before submitting.
Is Trends in Ecology and Evolution in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Trends in Ecology and Evolution is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
How many papers published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution does ScholarsColab track?
We track 1 paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution in 2020, cited 9 times in total, with a median of 9 citations per paper.
Does Trends in Ecology and Evolution offer an APC waiver?
Trends in Ecology and Evolution follows the policy of Cell Press: Cell Press follows Elsevier's Research4Life rule: every author must be in an eligible country. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Who funds research published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution?
74% of 200 recent research articles in Trends in Ecology and Evolution name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Science Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Australian Research Council.
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