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Q1Ecosystems
About Ecosystems
Ecosystems is a scholarly journal published by Springer. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.423 and H-index of 184.
Coverage: 1998-2026. Research categories: Ecology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Environmental Chemistry (Q1).
Verified field sources
- Journal Impact Factor: 3.3 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Robert O. Hall PhD; Monica G. Turner (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics; Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology; Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics; Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics; Fire effects on ecosystems.
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Reported open-access list prices
4,790.00 USD; 3,790.00 EUR; 2,990.00 GBP
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