Western North American Naturalist

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

Aim and Scope

Continuing a tradition of 70 years, the Western North American Naturalist offers meaningful insights, timely data, and useful research aids to those studying the fascinating and complex field of biological natural history. The geographic coverage of Western North American Naturalist, from northernmost Canada and Alaska to southern Mexico, and from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, encompasses land of incomparable diversity: hot deserts and cold deserts, lush valleys, towering mountains, rivers and streams, sandy beaches, frozen tundra, windswept ridges, alkali flats, tranquil forests, and seemingly endless space.

About Western North American Naturalist

Western North American Naturalist is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Ecology (Q3); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q4). It is published by Brigham Young University. The overall rank of Western North American Naturalist is 18139. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.238. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 39. The best quartile for this journal is Q3.

The ISSN of Western North American Naturalist journal is 15270904. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Western North American Naturalist is cited by a total of 91 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2023).

Western North American Naturalist Impact IF 2023-2024

The Impact IF 2023 of Western North American Naturalist is 0.50, which is computed in 2024 as per its definition. Western North American Naturalist IF is decreased by a factor of 0.04 and approximate percentage change is -7.41% when compared to preceding year 2022, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Western North American Naturalist Impact IF 2024 Prediction

Impact IF 2023 of Western North American Naturalist is 0.50. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2024 as well.

Western North American Naturalist h-index

 

Western North American Naturalist has an h-index of 39. It means 39 articles of this journal have more than 39 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Western North American Naturalist ISSN

The ISSN of Western North American Naturalist is 15270904. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Western North American Naturalist Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Western North American Naturalist is 18139. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.238. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of Western North American Naturalist by Year

Ranking of Western North American Naturalist by Year

Western North American Naturalist Publisher

Western North American Naturalist is published by Brigham Young University. It's publishing house is located in United States. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 2000-2023. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Western North American Naturalist is West. N. Am. Nat.. This abbreviation ('West. N. Am. Nat.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Western North American Naturalist

If your research field is/are related to Ecology (Q3); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q4), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/