Journal History
| 2012 | The inaugural issue was released. Resources was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2016 | Resources was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Resources was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). Resources was indexed in GeoRef (American Geosciences Institute), starting with Volume 2 (Issue 3). Resources announced the first edition of the Travel award. |
| 2018 | Resources received its first CiteScore (2017) of 3.9. |
| 2019 | Resources announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer award and the Best Paper award. |
| 2020 | Resources adopted a monthly publication schedule. Resources published its 500th paper. |
| 2021 | Resources received its CiteScore (2020) of 4.6. |
| 2022 | Resources received its CiteScore (2021) of 6.4. The year 2022 marked the 10th Anniversary of Resources. |
| 2023 | Resources received its CiteScore (2022) of 7.7. Resources received its first Impact Factor (3.3). |
| 2024 | Resources received its CiteScore (2023) of 7.2. Resources received its 2023 Impact Factor (3.6), ranked 140/358 (Q2) in “Environmental Sciences” and ranked 52/91 (Q3) in “Green & Sustainable Science & Technology”. |
| 2025 | Resources received its CiteScore (2024) of 7.2, ranked 27/222 (Q1) in "Nature and Landscape Conservation" and ranked 85/406 (Q1) in "Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law". Resources received its 2024 Impact Factor (3.2), ranked 177/374 (Q2) in “Environmental Sciences” and ranked 68/102 (Q3) in “Green & Sustainable Science & Technology”. |
Editor-in-Chief
>| 2012–2015 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Richard F. Kazmierczak, Jr. |
| 2015–2024 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Damien Giurco |
| 2024–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Benjamin McLellan |
