Aims and Scope

Journal of Ecology publishes original research papers on all aspects of the ecology of plants (including algae), in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. We do not publish papers concerned solely with cultivated plants and agricultural ecosystems. Studies of plant communities, populations or individual species are accepted, as well as studies of the interactions between plants and animals, fungi or bacteria, providing they focus on the ecology of the plants.

We aim to bring important work using any ecological approach (including molecular techniques) to a wide international audience and therefore only publish papers with strong and ecological messages that advance our understanding of ecological principles. The research presented must transcend the limits of case studies. Both experimental and theoretical studies are accepted, as are descriptive or historical accounts, although these must offer insights into issues of general interest to ecologists.  

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Why publish in Journal of Ecology?

• High-impact: Impact Factor: 4.262, ranking 17th in the Ecology category (of 124 journals) and 12th in the Plant Science category (of 155 journals).
• Rapid publication: average time from submission to first decision is 35 days and from acceptance to Early View online publication is 45 days.
• High visibility: Journal of Ecology is available via many university libraries. Articles are freely and easily available to anyone in developing countries through the AGORA, OARE and INASP philanthropic deals. All articles can be accessed for free after 24 months online, back to 1998.
• Open Access option: Journal of Ecology is part of Online Open, which allows authors to fund their article to be open access from publication.
• Online submission: Efficient and author-friendly web-based system for submission and review.
• Full archive available: Every issue of Journal of Ecology is available online from volume 1 issue 1 (1913) to 2003 via JSTOR and from 1998 to the latest published Early View papers on Wiley InterScience.
   

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