MDPI’s Journal Cluster of Ecosystem and Resource Management
The responsible management and stewardship of Earth’s ecosystems is pivotal for preserving biodiversity of the plant and animal species inhabiting them. MDPI’s journal cluster of ecosystem and resource management contains journals that focus on individual ecosystems (e.g., Forests) as well as ecology on a broader scale. The demand for biodiversity and conservation research is growing as the world shifts to more extreme climates, and MDPI’s journals on diversity and conservation will play a larger role in making scientific discoveries more accessible to all researchers across the world.
The member journals in this cluster are as follows:
- Forests (ISSN: 1999-4907) is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly journal of forestry and forest ecology. It publishes research papers, short communications, and review papers. The journal is indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), Ei Compendex, GEOBASE, PubAg, AGRIS, PaperChem, and many other databases. Forests is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giacomo Alessandro Gerosa (Catholic University of Brescia, Italy), and has 14 Sections including Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Ecophysiology and Biology, Forest Economics, Policy, Social Science, etc.;
- Diversity (ISSN: 1424-2818) is dedicated to biodiversity research, covering its concepts, applications, assessment, and conservation. The journal publishes work across all scales of biological diversity—from molecules, genes, and populations to species and ecosystems. Diversity is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Michael Wink (Heidelberg University, Germany);
- Fire (ISSN: 2571-6255) encompasses all aspects of fire and combustion: landscape fires, fire ecology, ignition sources, the wildland–urban interface, building fires, and combustion physics. It encourages submissions related to the historical, policy, and social science aspects of fire science and fire management. Fire is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Grant Williamson (University of Tasmania, Australia);
- Conservation (ISSN: 2673-7159) provides an advanced forum for conservation studies, including biodiversity and environment conservation, resource recycling, conservation and sustainable management, conservation planning and governance, conservation ethics and ecology, and creative and multidisciplinary solutions for conservation and restoration, as well as heritage conservation and restoration. Conservation is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Antoni Margalida (Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (CSIC), Spain);
- Ecologies (ISSN: 2673-4133) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes high-quality research across all areas of ecology. The Editor-in-Chief is Prof. Dr. José Ramón Arévalo Sierra (University of La Laguna, Spain). Ecologies welcomes original research articles and reviews that advance theoretical and applied understanding of ecological processes at the levels of individuals, populations, communities, ecosystems, and their interactions with the environment. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, ecosystem functioning, biodiversity conservation, ecological modeling, ecological restoration, global change ecology, and the impacts of human activities on ecosystems;
- Biosphere (ISSN: 3042-6111) focuses on publishing advances in scientific understanding of ecosystems and ability to project their future conditions for sustainable management and stewardship of the global ecosystem. By bringing together the insights of researchers worldwide, Biosphere emphasizes biodiversity, global change, and the interconnected roles of the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere in creating favorable conditions for life. Biosphere is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Ghassem R. Asrar (iCREST Environmental Education Foundation, USA);
- Wild (ISSN: 3042-4526) deals with all aspects related to nature, including natural environments, renaturalization, restoration, wild species, ethical game, fishing, and other uses of natural resources. The journal also aims to highlight the traditions of Indigenous people that do not destroy primary habitats, integral protected areas, and the places and people symbolizing ecological ethics or (wild) nature protection and restoration. Wild is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Kevin Cianfaglione (Université Catholique de Lille, France).
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Journals |
Launch year |
Impact Factor (2024) |
CiteScore (2024) |
First Decision (median) |
APC (CHF) |
 |
2010 |
2.5 |
4.6 |
17.1 |
2600 |
 |
2009 |
2.1 |
4.0 |
17.1 |
2100 |
 |
2018 |
2.7 |
3.9 |
16.5 |
2400 |
 |
2021 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
26.4 |
1200 |
 |
2020 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
26 |
1200 |
 |
2025 |
/ |
/ |
19 |
1000 |
 |
2024 |
/ |
/ |
19 |
1000 |
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Selected Topic and Special Issues:
- “Conservation at the Crossroads: Forest Ecology, Wildlife Dynamics, and Emerging Challenges for Ecosystem Resilience”;
- Topic Editors: Dr. Yiannis G. Zevgolis, Dr. Triantaphyllos Akriotis, Dr. Anastasia Christopoulou, Prof. Dr. Panayiotis G. Dimitrakopoulos, Dr. Dimitra-Lida Rammou and Prof. Dr. Dionisios Youlatos;
- Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2026;
- “Classification of Forest Tree Species Using Remote Sensing Technologies: Latest Advances and Improvements”;
- Guest Editors: Dr. Udayalakshmi Vepakomma and Prof. Dr. Costas Armenakis;
- Deadline for manuscript submissions: 13 February 2026;
- “The Applications of Emerging Technologies on Biodiversity Conservation”:
- Guest Editors: Dr. Xinhai Li and Prof. Dr. Guiming Wang;
- Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026;
- “Current Advances in the Assessment and Mitigation of Fire Risk in Buildings and Urban Areas: 2nd Edition”:
- Guest Editor: Dr. Tiago Miguel Ferreira;
- Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026;
- “Conservation Biology, Management of Natural Resources, and Protected Areas Policies”:
- Guest Editor: Dr. Kevin Cianfaglione;
- Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2026;
- “Microhabitat Diversity and Beetle Conservation in Managed Forests”:
- Guest Editor: Dr. Francesco Parisi;
- Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025;
- “Sustainable and Resilient Biosphere”
- Guest Editor: Dr. Ghassem R. Asrar;
- Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026.
Selected Articles:
Forests
“Forest-Cover Changes in European Natura 2000 Sites in the Period 2012–2018”
by Antonio Santoro, Francesco Piras, Beatrice Fiore, Alessandra Bazzurro and Mauro Agnoletti
Forests 2024, 15(2), 232; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15020232
Diversity
“Soil Microorganisms: Their Role in Enhancing Crop Nutrition and Health”
by Qingxia Chen, Yingjie Song, Yuxing An, Yinglin Lu and Guohua Zhong
Diversity 2024, 16(12), 734; https://doi.org/10.3390/d16120734
Fire
“Investigation into the Computational Analysis of High–Speed Microjet Hydrogen–Air Diffusion Flames”
by Ali Cemal Benim
Fire 2024, 7(9), 314; https://doi.org/10.3390/fire7090314
Conservation
“Biological and Conservation Aspects of Otter Mortality: A Review”
by Andreia Garcês and Isabel Pires
Conservation 2024, 4(2), 307-318; https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation4020020
Ecologies
“Soil and Sediment Organisms as Bioindicators of Pollution”
by Samir Ghannem, Ons Bacha, Sondes Fkiri, Sabri Kanzari, Abdelwaheb Aydi and Samir Touaylia
Ecologies 2024, 5(4), 679-696; https://doi.org/10.3390/ecologies5040040
Biosphere
“Monitoring Wise Use of Wetlands During Land Conversion for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: A Case Study of the Contiguous United States of America (USA)”
by Elena A. Mikhailova, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman, Gregory C. Post, Camryn E. Brown and George B. Shepherd
Biosphere 2025, 1(1), 2; https://doi.org/10.3390/biosphere1010002
Wild
“Assessing Species Richness with Camera Trap Surveys During Five Years of Large-Scale Mining Disruptions”
by Ruan W.Higgs and Francois Deacon
Wild 2024, 1(1), 82-95; https://doi.org/10.3390/wild1010007