Our Policies
Our Policies
Authors, Reviewers, and Editors are required to follow these policies put in place by the Ecological Society of America.
ESA Code of Ethics
Before submitting your manuscript, you should review and ensure you adhere to the ESA Code of Ethics with regards to publishing.
Open Research
Before submitting your manuscript, you should ensure your underlying data and code meet ESA’s open research requirements.
Preprint Policy
Review our preprint policy for guidelines on sharing your manuscript on a preprint server.
Permissions
Information is provided here for reusing materials published in ESA Journals and for including previously published material in a submission to ESA Journals.
Licensing and Publication Fees
For information on the requirements and available options, please check our Licensing and Publication Fee overviews.
COPE Guidelines
ESA publications staff and Editors refer to COPE guidelines when applicable to resolve any issues that may arise during the peer review or publication process.
Promoting Your Paper
For information on promoting your paper, please visit the Public Affairs Office guide.