Conservation Biology (journal)

Peer-reviewed scientific journal

Academic journal

Conservation Biology

Discipline| Conservation biology
Language| English
Edited by| Mark Burgman
Publication details
History| 1987–present
Publisher|

Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology

Frequency| Bimonthly

Impact factor

| 5.405 (2019)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4 (alt) * Bluebook (alt)
NLM (alt) * MathSciNet (alt )
ISO 4| Conserv. Biol.
Indexing
CODEN (alt * alt2) * JSTOR (alt) * LCCN (alt)
MIAR * NLM (alt) * Scopus * W&L
CODEN| CBIOEF
ISSN| 0888-8892 (print)
1523-1739 (web)

LCCN| 88659972
OCLC no.| 715539913
Links

* Journal homepage
* Journal page at publisher's website
* Online access
* Online archive

* Biology portal

Conservation Biology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, published by Wiley-Blackwell and established in May 1987.[1] It covers the science and practice of conserving Earth's biological diversity, including issues concerning any of the Earth's ecosystems or regions. The editor-in-chief is Mark Burgman.[2]

## Scope

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The scientific papers in the journal cover a variety of topics, such as population ecology and genetics, climate change, freshwater and marine conservation, ecosystem management, citizen science, and other human dimensions of conservation, but all topics focus primarily on conservation relevance rather than specific ecosystems, species, or situations.[3] Subscription to the journal is only open to members of Society for Conservation Biology.[3]

## Journal Metrics

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According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2019 impact factor of 5.405.[2] It ranks 3rd among 55 in journals that focus on biodiversity and conservation, 12th among 158 in journals with an ecological focus.[4] Conservation Biology also has an h5 index of 59, a cited half-life of >10, and a CiteScore of 5.97.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "History of the Society". Society for Conservation Biology. n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
2. ^ a b "Conservation Biology". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017.
3. ^ a b "Science & Publications". Society for Conservation Biology. n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
4. ^ "Conservation Biology". Wiley Online Library. n.d. doi:10.1111/(ISSN)1523-1739. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
5. ^ "Conservation Biology". Society for Conservation Biology. n.d. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

## External links

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* Official website
* onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15231739