Biological Conservation

pISSN: 0006-3207eISSN: 1873-2917• JCR: BIOL CONSERVElsevier BVUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

5.1

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.7 (+15.9%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    5.1
  2. Metric year 2024

    4.4

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONSCIEQ1
ECOLOGYSCIEQ1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESSCIEQ2
Q1
JCR Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Biological Conservation current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Environmental Science

Ranked #364 in Environmental Science by impact factor and #344 among Q1 Environmental Science journals. This context helps compare Biological Conservation against journals publishing in the same field.

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Biological Conservation publication trend

Published 1,964 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 5.1.

2026 vs 2025: -503
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Journal Details

Total Articles
15,910
H-Index
322
Open Access
Hybrid
APC
$3,570 USD
Subject Areas
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcological ModelingEcology

Article Volume

2022
340
2023
451
2024
438
2025
619
2026
116
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