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Manuscript Auditing →01Impact factor
Impact factor of Landscape Ecology (2026)
The impact factor shown here is the 2-year mean citedness: citations received in a year by the papers Landscape Ecology 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 19 of 211 journals
- Geosciences, Multidisciplinaryrank 32 of 281 journals
- Geography, Physicalrank 11 of 71 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 Landscape Ecology
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). Landscape Ecology 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$4,390.
02Review time
Review time of Landscape Ecology
Each paper took a different time. The green box holds the middle half of the papers and the dark line is the median; the whiskers reach the fastest 10% and the slowest 10%. Plan with the whole spread, not only the median.
Half of the research articles Landscape Ecology published between Dec 2025 and Oct 2026 were accepted within 172 days of submission, and the middle half took between 126 and 231 days. This time includes peer review and any revision rounds. Papers that were rejected are not counted, because only published papers carry these dates.
In Geosciences, Multidisciplinary, Landscape Ecology ranks 43 of 87 journals by review time (1 = fastest). See the fastest-review journals in Geosciences, Multidisciplinary →
03Fee waivers
APC waivers and discounts for Landscape Ecology
Landscape Ecology follows the waiver policy of its publisher, Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver.
Authors affiliated in 25 countries qualify for a full waiver. See the countries →
Waivers apply to fully open access journals. If Landscape Ecology is a hybrid journal, you can publish without any fee through the subscription route.
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Retractions and research integrity at Landscape Ecology
Most common reasons (a retraction can have several):
Landscape Ecology has 1 retracted paper in the Retraction Watch database, the latest in Feb 2016. A retraction count is not a verdict on a journal: large journals publish more and journals that investigate actively retract more. The trend and the reasons tell you more than the number.
Who funds research published in Landscape Ecology
Funders named most often
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04Indexing
Indexing of Landscape Ecology
- ISSN
- 0921-2973
- eISSN
- 1572-9761
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media B.V. all its journals →
- Country
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- Scopus source type
- Journal
- Web of Science categories
- Ecology, Geography, Physical, Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
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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05How to submit
How to submit to Landscape Ecology
- Read the guide for authors. It sets the article types, word limit, reference style and file format that Landscape Ecology accepts. Open the official guide for authors and submit from the same page.
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- Check the fit. Read the aims and scope and a few recent issues; 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. Landscape Ecology 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.
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06Reviewer comments
Reviewer comments and rejection reasons for Landscape Ecology
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07Same subject
Ecology journals with a similar impact factor*
The journals next to Landscape Ecology when the 200 journals of Ecology in our data are ranked by impact factor*:
| Rank | Journal | Impact factor* | Indexing | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Global Ecology and Biogeography | 5.84 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 16 | Chemistry and Ecology | 5.75 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 17 | Fire Ecology | 5.66 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 18 | Ecosystems and People | 5.64 | ESCI | Fully open access |
| 20 | Biogeosciences | 5.50 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 21 | Ecological Processes | 5.44 | SCIE | Fully open access |
| 22 | Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History | 5.42 | SCIE | Subscription |
| 23 | Journal of Ecology | 5.26 | SCIE | Subscription |
*Impact factor calculated from OpenAlex open data (2-year citedness), not the official Clarivate value.
08Journal 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.
09Questions
Frequently asked questions
How long is the review time of Landscape Ecology?
Based on 193 research articles Landscape Ecology published from Dec 2025 to Oct 2026, the median time from submission to acceptance was 172 days, and half of them were accepted between 126 and 231 days. After acceptance, papers appeared online after a median of 16 days. Source: received and accepted dates deposited by the publisher in Crossref, retrieved October 2026. Individual papers can take longer, especially with major revisions.
What is the impact factor of Landscape Ecology?
Based on OpenAlex citation data (October 2026), the 2-year impact factor of Landscape Ecology is 5.60: papers it published in the two previous years were cited 5.60 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 Landscape Ecology?
The h-index of Landscape Ecology is 199 (OpenAlex, October 2026): 199 of its papers have each been cited at least 199 times. Its i10-index is 3,153.
What is the APC of Landscape Ecology?
OpenAlex lists an article processing charge (APC) of about US$4,390 for Landscape Ecology (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 Landscape Ecology?
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). Landscape Ecology 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 Landscape Ecology indexed in Scopus?
Yes. Landscape Ecology 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 Landscape Ecology an SCIE journal?
Yes. Landscape Ecology 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 Landscape Ecology in Journal Citation Reports (JCR)?
Yes. Landscape Ecology is listed in JCR 2024, so it has a Journal Impact Factor. For the current impact factor and quartile, check Journal Citation Reports.
Does Landscape Ecology offer an APC waiver?
Landscape Ecology follows the policy of Springer Nature: 100% waiver for low-income countries and 50% for lower-middle income countries (World Bank list with a GDP limit), on request at submission. Only the corresponding author's affiliation counts. Co-authors from other countries do not change the waiver. Rules verified 27 October 2026; confirm on the publisher's page.
Has Landscape Ecology retracted papers?
Yes. The Retraction Watch database lists 1 retracted paper in Landscape Ecology, 0 of them in the last 10 years; the most common reasons are error in methods, unreliable results and/or conclusions. A retraction count alone is not a verdict on a journal; look at the trend and the reasons. Data updated October 2026.
Who funds research published in Landscape Ecology?
86% of 200 recent research articles in Landscape Ecology name a funder in Crossref; the funders named most often are National Natural Science Foundation of China, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, National Science Foundation.
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