Diversity and Distributions
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Aims and Scope
Diversity and Distributions is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on conservation biogeography. It was established in 1993 as Biodiversity Letters. The journal covers the applications of biogeographical principles, theories, and analyses to problems concerning the conservation of biodiversity. The editors-in-chief are K.C. Burns, Luca Santini, and Aibin Zhan, who took over from Janet Franklin in 2019. After over two decades as editor-in-chief, David M. Richardson stepped down from the role in December 2015. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 4.092, ranking it 2nd out of 37 journals in the category "Biodiversity Conservation" and 20th out of 134 journals in the category "Ecology". Less
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- PublisherWILEY
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyMonthly
- Article Processing ChargesUSD 2200
- Publication Time20
- Editorial Review ProcessDouble anonymous peer review
- LanguageEnglish
- FrequencyMonthly
- Publication Start Year1994
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- Publication Time20
- Waiver Policy
- Editorial Team
- Review ProcessDouble anonymous peer review
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- Deposit PolicySherpa/Romeo
- License typeCC BY
- OA statement
| Months | % Papers published |
|---|---|
| 0-3 | 5% |
| 4-6 | 25% |
| 7-9 | 42% |
| >9 | 27% |
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FAQs
Since when has Diversity and Distributions been publishing? 
The Diversity and Distributions has been publishing since 1994 till date.
How frequently is the Diversity and Distributions published?
Diversity and Distributions is published Monthly.
What is the H-index. SNIP score, Citescore and SJR of Diversity and Distributions?
Diversity and Distributions has a H-index score of 134, Citescore of 8.2, SNIP score of 1.79, & SJR of Q1
Who is the publisher of Diversity and Distributions?
The publisher of Diversity and Distributions is WILEY.
Where can I find a journal's aims and scope of Diversity and Distributions?
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What is the eISSN and pISSN number of Diversity and Distributions?
The eISSN number is 1472-4642 and pISSN number is 1366-9516 for Diversity and Distributions.
What is the focus of this journal?
The journal covers a wide range of topics inlcuding Climate change, Habitat, Invasive species, Biodiversity, Vertebrate, Land use, Threat assessment, Alien species, Spatial distribution, Species richness, Gene flow, Citizen science, Plant diversity, Crayfish, Functional connectivity, Urbanization, Conservation biology, Rare species, Genotype, Climate change adaptation.
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