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Overview
Oecologia is an international journal dedicated to publishing innovative ecological research of broad interest.
- Cited 33,109 times in 2022, making it a highly referenced source in ecology.
- Welcomes research across the entire field of ecology, supporting and advancing the UN's sustainable development goals.
- Welcomed topics include physiological ecology, conservation ecology, behavioral ecology, population and community ecology, plant-microbe-animal interactions, ecosystem ecology, global change ecology, and conservation ecology
- Dedicated section of Highlighted Student Research. Each year, two awards are given to the outstanding papers by student authors..
- Charges no publication fees unless opting for open access.
- Led by a renowned team of Editors-in-Chief and a distinguished Editorial Board.
- Editors-in-Chief
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- Carlos L. Ballaré,
- Nina Farwig,
- Indrikis Krams,
- Ülo Niinemets,
- Melinda D. Smith,
- Joel C. Trexler
- Impact factor
- 2.7 (2022)
- 5 year impact factor
- 3.0 (2022)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 32 days
- Downloads
- 1,225,719 (2023)
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Latest articles
Journal updates
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Editor-in-Chief Bios
Read here for details about the subject areas handled by each Editor-in-Chief.
Meet our newest Editor-in-Chief, Ülo Niinemets.
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Welcome to the Oecologia Journal Cover Gallery
You are invited to contact Dr. Joel Trexler, Editor-in-Chief, at trexlerj@fiu.edu if you would like to submit a photo for consideration as the journal cover.
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Highlighting of Papers with Graduate or Undergraduate Students as Lead Authors
Oecologia now has a section dedicated to highlighting exceptional, original research publications that are part of graduate or undergraduate student theses and carry the name of the student as the lead author.
Journal information
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-1939
- Print ISSN
- 0029-8549
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