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Best Nature and Landscape Conservation journals

228 Scopus-active journals are ranked in Nature and Landscape Conservation. All are listed below, ranked by CiteScore percentile — 58 of them sit in quartile Q1. Every title links to a full profile with Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, DOAJ and open-access details.

# Journal CiteScore Percentile Quartile WoS ABDC OA
1 Nature Reviews Earth and Environment 98.9 99th Q1 SCIE – No
2 Nature Sustainability 44.1 99th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
3 Journal of Tourism Futures 23.1 98th Q1 ESCI B Yes
4 Landscape and Urban Planning 19.6 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
5 Current Environmental Health Reports 16.5 98th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
6 Current Forestry Reports 16.2 97th Q1 SCIE – No
7 International Soil and Water Conservation Research 15.1 97th Q1 SCIE – Yes
8 Land Use Policy 14 96th Q1 SSCI A No
9 Ecosystem Services 13.7 96th Q1 SCIE, SSCI – No
10 Sustainability Science 12.4 95th Q1 SCIE – No
11 Geography and Sustainability 11.3 95th Q1 ESCI – Yes
12 Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation 11.1 95th Q1 SCIE – Yes
13 Conservation Letters 10.6 94th Q1 SCIE – Yes
14 International Journal of Geoheritage and Parks 10.2 94th Q1 ESCI – Yes
15 Conservation Biology 10.1 93rd Q1 SCIE – No
16 Geology, Ecology, and Landscapes 9.4 93rd Q1 – – Yes
17 Ecological Engineering 9.1 92nd Q1 SCIE – No
18 Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space 8.5 92nd Q1 SSCI – No
19 Forest Ecosystems 8.3 91st Q1 SCIE – Yes
20 Zoological Research 8 91st Q1 SCIE – No
21 Biological Conservation 7.6 91st Q1 SCIE – No
22 Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 7.5 90th Q1 SSCI – No
23 Forest Ecology and Management 7.5 90th Q1 SCIE – No
24 Resources 7.3 89th Q1 ESCI – Yes
25 Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 7.2 89th Q1 SCIE – Yes
26 Landscape Ecology 7.2 88th Q1 SCIE – No
27 International Journal of Tourism Research 7 88th Q1 SSCI A No
28 Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation 6.8 88th Q1 SCIE – Yes
29 Cambridge Prisms: Extinction 6.8 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
30 Ecosystems and People 6.5 87th Q1 ESCI – Yes
31 Environmental Geotechnics 6.4 86th Q1 SCIE – No
32 Land 6.4 86th Q1 SSCI – Yes
33 Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change 6.4 85th Q1 SSCI B No
34 Frontiers in Sustainability 6.3 85th Q1 ESCI – Yes
35 Animal Conservation 6.2 85th Q1 SCIE – No
36 Biodiversity and Conservation 6 84th Q1 SCIE – No
37 Conservation and Society 6 84th Q1 SSCI – Yes
38 Global Ecology and Conservation 5.8 83rd Q1 SCIE – Yes
39 Restoration Ecology 5.6 83rd Q1 SCIE – No
40 Conservation Science and Practice 5.6 82nd Q1 SCIE – Yes
41 Environment and Society: Advances in Research 5.5 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
42 Metabarcoding and Metagenomics 5.4 82nd Q1 ESCI – Yes
43 Applied Vegetation Science 5.4 81st Q1 SCIE – No
44 Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 4.7 81st Q1 SSCI A* No
45 Environmental Conservation 4.7 80th Q1 SCIE – No
46 Geoheritage 4.7 80th Q1 SCIE – No
47 Area Development and Policy 4.6 79th Q1 ESCI – No
48 Diversity 4.6 79th Q1 SCIE – Yes
49 Forest and Society 4.6 79th Q1 ESCI – Yes
50 Journal for Nature Conservation 4.5 78th Q1 SCIE – No
51 Oryx 4.5 78th Q1 SCIE – Yes
52 Journal of Mountain Science 4.5 77th Q1 SCIE – No
53 Socio-Ecological Practice Research 4.3 77th Q1 – – No
54 Progress in Geography 4.2 76th Q1 – – No
55 Rangeland Ecology and Management 4.2 76th Q1 SCIE – No
56 Conservation Physiology 4.2 75th Q1 SCIE – Yes
57 Ecological Solutions and Evidence 4.1 75th Q1 ESCI – Yes
58 Endangered Species Research 4.1 75th Q1 SCIE – Yes
59 Journal of Insect Conservation 4.1 74th Q2 SCIE – No
60 Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 4.1 74th Q2 SCIE – No
61 Journal of Coastal Conservation 4 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
62 Landscape and Ecological Engineering 4 73rd Q2 SCIE – No
63 Ecological Management and Restoration 3.9 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
64 Human Dimensions of Wildlife 3.9 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
65 Journal of Wildlife Management 3.8 72nd Q2 SCIE – No
66 Ethnobotany Research and Applications 3.8 71st Q2 – – No
67 Challenges in Sustainability 3.7 71st Q2 ESCI – No
68 Bird Conservation International 3.7 70th Q2 SCIE – No
69 Wildlife Monographs 3.7 70th Q2 SCIE – No
70 Anthropocene Coasts 3.7 69th Q2 ESCI – No
71 Coastal Research Library 3.7 69th Q2 – – No
72 One Ecosystem 3.7 69th Q2 ESCI – Yes
73 Frontiers in Conservation Science 3.7 68th Q2 ESCI – Yes
74 Nature Conservation 3.7 68th Q2 SCIE – Yes
75 Nature Conservation Research 3.7 67th Q2 ESCI – Yes
76 Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 3.6 67th Q2 SCIE – No
77 Fisheries 3.6 66th Q2 SCIE – No
78 IForest 3.6 66th Q2 SCIE – Yes
79 Ecology and Evolution 3.5 66th Q2 SCIE – Yes
80 Conservation 3.5 65th Q2 ESCI – Yes
81 Pacific Conservation Biology 3.5 65th Q2 ESCI – No
82 Landscape Research 3.5 64th Q2 SSCI – No
83 Journal of Landscape Ecology (Czech Republic) 3.3 64th Q2 ESCI – Yes
84 Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin 3.3 63rd Q2 – – No
85 Biodiversity Science 3.2 63rd Q2 – – No
86 Environmental Research: Ecology 3.2 62nd Q2 ESCI – Yes
87 Journal of Mammalogy 3.2 62nd Q2 SCIE – No
88 International Journal of Forestry Research 3.1 62nd Q2 – – Yes
89 Journal of Sustainable Real Estate 3.1 61st Q2 – C Yes
90 Tropical Conservation Science 3.1 61st Q2 SCIE – No
91 Ethnobiology and Conservation 3 60th Q2 ESCI – No
92 Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems 3 60th Q2 SCIE – Yes
93 Landscape Journal 3 59th Q2 ESCI – No
94 Environmental and Socio-Economic Studies 2.8 59th Q2 ESCI – Yes
95 Jurnal Sylva Lestari 2.8 58th Q2 – – Yes
96 Wildlife Biology 2.8 58th Q2 SCIE – Yes
97 Acta Oecologica 2.7 57th Q2 SCIE – No
98 Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (China) 2.7 57th Q2 – – Yes
99 CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources 2.7 56th Q2 ESCI – No
100 Ecology, Economy and Society 2.7 56th Q2 – – Yes
101 Journal of Environmental Engineering Technology 2.7 56th Q2 – – No
102 Landscape Online 2.6 55th Q2 – – Yes
103 Mires and Peat 2.6 55th Q2 SCIE – Yes
104 Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management 2.5 54th Q2 SCIE – Yes
105 Wildlife Society Bulletin 2.5 54th Q2 SCIE – Yes
106 Agriculture and Forestry 2.5 53rd Q2 – – Yes
107 European Countryside 2.4 53rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
108 Aestimum 2.3 53rd Q2 ESCI – Yes
109 Acta Prataculturae Sinica 2.3 52nd Q2 – – No
110 Emu 2.3 52nd Q2 SCIE – No
111 Amphibian and Reptile Conservation 2.2 51st Q2 SCIE – No
112 Avian Conservation and Ecology 2.2 51st Q2 SCIE – Yes
113 Nakhara: Journal of Environmental Design and Planning 2.2 50th Q2 – – No
114 Aquatic Mammals 2.1 50th Q2 SCIE – No
115 Journal of Nanjing Forestry University (Natural Sciences Edition) 2.1 50th Q2 – – No
116 Conservation Evidence 2.1 49th Q3 – – No
117 Highlights of Sustainability 2.1 49th Q3 ESCI – No
118 Asia-Pacific Journal of Innovation in Hospitality and Tourism 2 48th Q3 – – No
119 Bird Study 2 48th Q3 SCIE – No
120 Mining Safety and Environmental Protection 2 47th Q3 – – Yes
121 Tropics 2 47th Q3 ESCI – No
122 Journal of the Bulgarian Geographical Society 2 46th Q3 – – Yes
123 Carsologica Sinica 1.9 46th Q3 – – Yes
124 Environment and Ecology Research 1.9 46th Q3 – – No
125 Human-Wildlife Interactions 1.9 45th Q3 SCIE – Yes
126 Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management 1.9 45th Q3 – – Yes
127 Acta Scientiarum Polonorum, Administratio Locorum 1.9 44th Q3 – – Yes
128 European Journal of Environmental Sciences 1.8 44th Q3 ESCI – No
129 Biodiversity 1.8 43rd Q3 – – No
130 Eco.mont 1.8 43rd Q3 SCIE – Yes
131 International Journal of Conservation Science 1.8 43rd Q3 ESCI – No
132 Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 1.8 42nd Q3 SCIE – Yes
133 Journal of Green Building 1.8 42nd Q3 AHCI – No
134 Acta Scientiarum Polonorum, Formatio Circumiectus 1.7 41st Q3 ESCI – Yes
135 Journal of Agro-Environment Science 1.7 41st Q3 – – No
136 Caucasiana 1.7 40th Q3 – – Yes
137 Neotropical Biology and Conservation 1.7 40th Q3 ESCI – Yes
138 Science for Conservation 1.7 40th Q3 – – No
139 Journal of Park and Recreation Administration 1.7 39th Q3 ESCI B No
140 Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 1.7 39th Q3 SCIE – No
141 Acta Biologica Sibirica 1.6 38th Q3 – – Yes
142 Ursus 1.6 38th Q3 SCIE – No
143 Natural Areas Journal 1.5 37th Q3 SCIE – No
144 Pirineos 1.5 37th Q3 – – Yes
145 Primate Conservation 1.5 37th Q3 – – No
146 Austrian Journal of Forest Science 1.5 36th Q3 – – No
147 Journal of Catastrophology 1.4 36th Q3 – – No
148 Rural Landscapes 1.4 35th Q3 – – Yes
149 Tuexenia 1.4 35th Q3 SCIE – No
150 Herpetological Journal 1.4 34th Q3 SCIE – No
151 Water and Soil Management and Modeling 1.4 34th Q3 – – Yes
152 Banko Janakari 1.3 33rd Q3 – – Yes
153 Journal of Marine and Island Cultures 1.3 33rd Q3 – – Yes
154 Biota Colombiana 1.3 32nd Q3 – – Yes
155 Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Forestales 1.3 32nd Q3 – – Yes
156 GeoScape 1.3 31st Q3 ESCI – No
157 Physio-Geo 1.3 31st Q3 ESCI – Yes
158 Parks 1.3 30th Q3 – – Yes
159 Cuadernos de Turismo 1.2 30th Q3 ESCI – Yes
160 International Journal of Tropical Drylands 1.2 30th Q3 – – No
161 Journal of Digital Landscape Architecture 1.2 29th Q3 – – Yes
162 Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan 1.2 29th Q3 – – Yes
163 Journal of Design and Built Environment 1.2 28th Q3 – – Yes
164 Wildfowl 1.2 28th Q3 SCIE – Yes
165 Revista de Urbanismo 1.2 27th Q3 ESCI – Yes
166 Annales Zoologici Fennici 1.1 27th Q3 SCIE – No
167 Research in Ecology 1.1 27th Q3 – – No
168 Architecture and Urban Planning 1.1 26th Q3 – – No
169 Journal of New Zealand Grasslands 1.1 26th Q3 – – No
170 Journal of People, Plants, and Environment 1.1 25th Q3 – – No
171 Journal of Threatened Taxa 1.1 25th Q3 – – Yes
172 Ecological Restoration 1.1 24th Q4 SCIE – No
173 Natur und Landschaft 1.1 24th Q4 – – No
174 Asian Journal of Conservation Biology 1 24th Q4 – – No
175 Colombia Forestal 1 23rd Q4 – – Yes
176 Landscape Architecture and Art 1 23rd Q4 ESCI – No
177 Folia Malacologica 1 22nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
178 Malayan Nature Journal 0.9 22nd Q4 – – No
179 Nativa 0.9 21st Q4 ESCI – Yes
180 Natural Resource Management and Policy 0.9 21st Q4 – – No
181 Acta Geographica Universitatis Comenianae 0.9 20th Q4 – – Yes
182 Chinese Journal of Wildlife 0.8 20th Q4 – – Yes
183 Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science 0.8 20th Q4 ESCI – Yes
184 Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research 0.8 19th Q4 – – No
185 Landscape History 0.8 19th Q4 – – No
186 Ecologia Balkanica 0.8 18th Q4 – – No
187 Zpravy Lesnickeho Vyzkumu 0.8 18th Q4 ESCI – No
188 Change Over Time 0.8 17th Q4 AHCI – No
189 Neilreichia 0.8 17th Q4 – – Yes
190 Floresta 0.7 17th Q4 – – No
191 Environment Conservation Journal 0.7 16th Q4 – – Yes
192 Journal of Landscape Ecology 0.7 16th Q4 – – No
193 Naturae 0.7 15th Q4 – – No
194 Raptor Journal 0.7 15th Q4 – – Yes
195 Journal of Fudan University (Natural Science) 0.7 14th Q4 – – No
196 Sylvia 0.7 14th Q4 – – No
197 Journal of Rangeland Science 0.6 14th Q4 – – No
198 Revista Kawsaypacha: Sociedad y Medio Ambiente 0.6 13th Q4 – – Yes
199 Springer Geography 0.6 13th Q4 – – No
200 ArchiDOCT 0.6 12th Q4 – – No
201 GeoFocus 0.6 12th Q4 ESCI – Yes
202 Silva Gabreta 0.6 11th Q4 – – No
203 Libellula 0.5 11th Q4 – – No
204 Media Konservasi 0.5 11th Q4 – – Yes
205 Priroda (Czech Republic) 0.5 10th Q4 – – No
206 Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia 0.5 10th Q4 – – Yes
207 Russian Journal of Forest Science 0.5 9th Q4 – – No
208 Studies in the History of Gardens and Designed Landscapes 0.5 9th Q4 AHCI – No
209 Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 0.5 8th Q4 – – No
210 Landschap 0.5 8th Q4 – – No
211 Forestry Ideas 0.4 7th Q4 – – No
212 Jurnal Penelitian Kehutanan Wallacea 0.4 7th Q4 – – No
213 Geographical Science 0.4 6th Q4 – – Yes
214 Sustainable Mediterranean Construction 0.4 6th Q4 – – No
215 Alam Cipta 0.4 5th Q4 – – No
216 Environmental Resources Research 0.4 5th Q4 – – Yes
217 Atelie Geografico 0.4 4th Q4 ESCI – Yes
218 Geographical Environment and Living Systems 0.4 4th Q4 – – No
219 Landscapes (United Kingdom) 0.3 4th Q4 – – No
220 Conservacion Colombiana 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
221 Sociologia Urbana e Rurale 0.3 3rd Q4 – – No
222 Ri-Vista 0.2 2nd Q4 ESCI – Yes
223 Staleta Praha 0.2 2nd Q4 – – No
224 Historická Geografie 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
225 Ochrona Zabytkow 0.1 1st Q4 – – No
226 South sustainability 0.1 1st Q4 – – Yes
227 Public Recreation and Landscape Protection 0 0th Q4 – – No
228 Sustainable Humanosphere 0 0th Q4 – – No

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