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Conservation Biology (journal)

Peer-reviewed scientific journal

Summary

Peer-reviewed scientific journal

Field	Value
title	Conservation Biology
cover	CoverIssueConservationBiology.jpg
discipline	Conservation biology
abbreviation	Conserv. Biol.
impact	5.405
impact-year	2019
editor	Mark Burgman
publisher	Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Society for Conservation Biology
history	1987–present
frequency	Bimonthly
website	http://www.conbio.org/publications/conservation-biology
link1	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1523-1739
link1-name	Journal page at publisher's website
link2	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1523-1739/currentissue
link2-name	Online access
link3	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1523-1739/issues
link3-name	Online archive
ISSN	0888-8892
eISSN	1523-1739
CODEN	CBIOEF
LCCN	88659972
OCLC	715539913

| impact-year = 2019 | link1-name = Journal page at publisher's website | link2-name = Online access | link3-name = Online archive

Conservation Biology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, published by Wiley-Blackwell and established in May 1987. 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.

Scope

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. Subscription to the journal is only open to members of Society for Conservation Biology.

Journal Metrics

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

References

. (n.d.). ["History of the Society"](https://conbio.org/about-scb/who-we-are/scb-history/).
(2017). "2016 Journal Citation Reports". [[Thomson Reuters]].
. (n.d.). ["Science & Publications"](https://conbio.org/publications/).
. (n.d.). ["Conservation Biology"](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15231739?isLogout=true).
. (n.d.). ["Conservation Biology"](https://conbio.org/publications/conservation-biology/).

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