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Ecology
Editor-in-Chief
Kathryn L. Cottingham
The leading peer-reviewed journal in the field
Ecology publishes articles that report on the basic elements of ecological research. Emphasis is placed on concise, clear articles documenting important ecological phenomena. The journal publishes a broad array of research that includes a rapidly expanding envelope of subject matter, techniques, approaches, and concepts: paleoecology through present-day phenomena; evolutionary, population, physiological, community, and ecosystem ecology, as well as biogeochemistry; inclusive of descriptive, comparative, experimental, mathematical, statistical, and interdisciplinary approaches.
Established
1920
Impact Factor
6.431
Published
12 issues/year
2020 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics)
22/166 (Ecology)
Ecological Applications
Editor-in-Chief
Juan Corley
A source for environmental decision making
Ecological Applications is concerned broadly with the applications of ecological science to environmental problems. It publishes papers that develop scientific principles to support environmental decision-making, as well as papers that discuss the application of ecological concepts to environmental issues, policy, and management. Papers may report on experimental tests, actual applications, scientific decision support techniques, economic analyses, social implications of environmental issues, or other relevant topics. Statistical or experimental methods papers that support research and applications are welcome. Papers submitted to Ecological Applications should be accessible to both scholars and practitioners.
Ecological Applications Editorial Board
Established
1991
Impact Factor
6.105
Published
8 issues/year
2020 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics)
31/166 (Ecology); 80/274 (Environmental Sciences)
Ecological Monographs
Editor-in-Chief
Jean-Philippe Lessard
The place for documenting major advances
Ecological Monographs publishes comprehensive, integrative, and multifaceted papers representing major theoretical, empirical, and/or methodological advances in the field of ecology and evolution that establish benchmarks for future research.
Ecological Monographs Editorial Board
Established
1931
Impact Factor
9.814
Published
4 issues/year
2020 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics)
6/166 (Ecology)
Ecosphere
Editor-in-Chief
Manuel T. Lerdau
The journal covering all of ecology
Ecosphere is ESA’s broad and expansive open access journal, covering subdisciplines across ecology. In addition to general ecology papers focused on plant and faunal systems, the journal includes numerous focus areas including Agroecosystems, Coastal and Marine Ecology, Disease Ecology, Eco-Education, Ecology of Critical Zones, Ecosphere Naturalist, Emerging Technologies, Freshwater Ecology, Macrosystems Ecology, Methods, Tools, and Technologies, and Socio-Ecological Systems.
Established
2010
Impact Factor
3.593
Published
12 issues/year
2020 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics)
62/166 (Ecology)
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Editor-in-Chief
Richard Wallace
Gateway journal for the larger scientific community
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment publishes several peer-reviewed article types focused on cutting-edge and boundary-spanning aspects of ecology, the environment, and related disciplines. Additional features include editorials, a letters section, and occasional special issues and topical series. Frontiers articles are written clearly and concisely for a diverse international audience.
Established
2003
Impact Factor
13.780
Published
10 issues/year
2020 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics)
4/166 (Ecology); 7/274 (Environmental Sciences)
The Bulletin of the ESA
Editor-in-Chief
Madhusudan Katti
The member periodical on ESA business
The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America is a non-refereed quarterly member publication of ESA, covering society business and history, ecological news, meeting and book reviews, and articles on ecological education and best practices, scientific writing, and diversity and inclusion of interest to the ecological community.
Established
1917
Published
4 issues/year
Issues in Ecology (1997-2021)
“Issues in Ecology” uses commonly-understood language to report the consensus of a panel of scientific experts on issues related to the environment. The audience for “Issues in Ecology” includes decision-makers at all levels for whom an objective presentation of the underlying science will increase the occurrence of ecologically-informed decisions. “Issues in Ecology” aims to build public understanding of the importance of the products and services provided by the environment to society.
Please visit the “Issues in Ecology” page for an archive of material and for complete author guidelines.