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Usage

• 25 506Downloads 2023
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• 55 Usage Factor 2022/2023
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Impact

• 0.8 Impact Factor 2022
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• 0.65Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 2022
  Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) measures contextual citation impact by weighting citations based on the total number of citations in a subject field. The impact of a single citation is given higher value in subject areas where citations are less likely, and vice versa.
• Q3Quartile: Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 2023
  The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.
• 0.26 SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 2023
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• 23H-Index 2023
  A journal has an H index of h if it published h papers each of which has been cited in other journals at least h times. Calculations are based on Scopus.

Contemporary Problems of Ecology  is a peer-reviewed multidisciplinary periodical that publishes original works on the following subjects: theoretical and methodical issues of ecology, regional aspects of ecology, regional ecological disasters, structure and functioning of ecosystems, and anthropogenic transformation of ecosystems. The journal encompasses all basic aspects of modern ecology, including the most complicated interactions between living organisms and their environment. The journal also features articles dedicated to global changes in biodiversity at various levels of organization, including populations, species, and ecosystems, as well as principles and methods of nature conservation. Contemporary Problems of Ecology  also publishes English translations of selected articles from other journals and original unsolicited articles in the English language. The source of each article is described at the article level on the title pages. The final decision about the publication is made by its editorial board regardless of the source. The editorial and peer review policies are the same for all translated and original articles. As part of its aim to become an international publication, the journal welcomes submissions in English from all countries.

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