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<i>Journal of Animal Ecology</i>

Journal of Animal Ecology

Academic journal

The Journal of Animal Ecology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research in all areas of animal ecology. It began publication in 1932, and as such is the second oldest journal of the British Ecological Society (after Journal of Ecology).

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Types of papers published

The journal publishes the following types of papers:[1]

  • Research Articles – a typical experimental, comparative or theoretical paper
  • Concepts – short essays on emerging ideas and research areas or novel perspectives on classic concepts
  • Reviews – syntheses of topics of broad ecological interest
  • Research Methods Guides – instructional papers that aim to serve as a practical guide for animal ecologists in using a specific experimental or theoretical model or system, or software package
  • Long-term Studies in Animal Ecology – balanced, comprehensive and concise syntheses of well-established field or laboratory study systems whilst providing future research directions and/or paradigm shifts
  • Forum articles – short contributions intended to stimulate debate
  • Research Highlights – short articles designed to highlight high-interest material

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Elsevier Biobase/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Current Contents, GEOBASE, and the Science Citation Index Expanded. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 5.600.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Journal of Animal Ecology – Author Guidelines". Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved 2011-01-31.
  2. [2]
    "Journal of Animal Ecology". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2022.
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