Conservation Biology (journal)

Conservation Biology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, published by Wiley-Blackwell and established in May 1987[1]. It covers the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity, including issues concerning any of the Earth's ecosystems or regions. The editor-in-chief is Mark Burgman.[2]

Conservation Biology
DisciplineConservation biology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMark Burgman
Publication details
History1987-present
Publisher
FrequencyBimonthly
6.194 (2018)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Conserv. Biol.
Indexing
CODENCBIOEF
ISSN0888-8892 (print)
1523-1739 (web)
LCCN88659972
OCLC no.715539913
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Scope

The scientific papers in the journal cover a variety of topics, such as population ecology and genetics, climate change, freshwater and marine conservation, ecosystem management, citizen science, and other human dimensions of conservation, but all topics focus primarily on conservation relevance rather than specific ecosystems, species, or situations.[3] Subscription to the journal is only open to members of Society for Conservation Biology.[3]

Journal Metrics

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 6.194.[2] It ranks 3rd among 55 in journals that focus on biodiversity and conservation, 12th among 158 in journals with an ecological focus.[4] Conservation Biology also has an h5 index of 59, a cited half-life of >10, and a CiteScore of 5.97.[5] Notably, Conservation Letter, one of its open-access publications is ranked also in the top 10 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences Journals[6] with a 2018 impact factor of 16.406[7].

References
  1. "History of the Society". Society for Conservation Biology. n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  2. "Conservation Biology". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017.
  3. "Science & Publications". Society for Conservation Biology. n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  4. "Conservation Biology". Wiley Online Library. n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  5. "Conservation Biology". Society for Conservation Biology. n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  6. "Top 10 Agricultural and Biological Sciences Journals (2020 update)". SCI Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  7. "Conservation Letters Impact Factor". SCI Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
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