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Inactive/Discontinued
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2017–2023 (also 2014, 2006–2008)
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Open access
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Acta Ecologica Sinica
Acta Ecologica Sinica is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Ecological Society of China.
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ISSN 1872-2032Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Ecological Society of China
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Cost to publish: About US$2,500 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Quick answers
Is Acta Ecologica Sinica indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2017–2023 (also 2014, 2006–2008)).
What is the impact factor of Acta Ecologica Sinica?
Acta Ecologica Sinica has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Acta Ecologica Sinica?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,500 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Acta Ecologica Sinica and what is its ISSN?
Acta Ecologica Sinica is published by Ecological Society of China. Its ISSN is 1872-2032.
Is Acta Ecologica Sinica in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Acta Ecologica Sinica open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Acta Ecologica Sinica for 11 years, between 2006 and 2023, with 7 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2023, 3 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,223 works and 24,758 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2023, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2023, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Acta Ecologica Sinica? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Acta Ecologica Sinica has an h-index of 62 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
62
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
737
i10-index
1,223
works indexed
24,758
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,500
Acta Ecologica Sinica published 26 papers in 2023; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 137. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Acta Ecologica Sinica? — latest 100 articles, 2021–2023
In its latest 100 research articles (2021–2023), authors are most often from India (42.2%), China (9.3%) and Nigeria (7.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Acta Ecologica Sinica? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2023. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.8 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2023
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.8 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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