Functional Ecology (journal)
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Abbreviated title (ISO 4) | Funct. Ecol. |
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| Discipline | Functional ecology |
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Charles Fox |
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Publication history | 1987-present |
| Frequency | Bimonthly |
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| ISSN |
0269-8463 (print) 1365-2435 (web) |
| LCCN | 91656038 |
| CODEN | FECOE5 |
| OCLC no. | 15596280 |
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Functional Ecology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on organismal ecology publishing papers on physiological, behavioural, and evolutionary ecology, emphasising an integrative approach. The scope of the journal has changed over time. A recent editorial stated that the journal is increasing its coverage of community, evolutionary, and ecosystem ecology.[1] The journal was established in 1987 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Ecological Society. The editor-in-chief is Charles Fox, (University of Kentucky).
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, the Science Citation Index, The Zoological Record, and BIOSIS Previews. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 4.860, ranking it 19th among 136 journals in the category "Ecology".[2]
Types of papers
The journal publishes the following types of papers:
- Standard Papers - a typical experimental, comparative or theoretical paper
- Reviews - syntheses of topics of broad ecological interest
- Perspectives - short articles presenting new ideas (without data) intended to stimulate scientific debate
- Special Features - a collection of manuscripts, typically Reviews or Perspectives, on a single theme
The journal also produces podcasts on a semi-regular basis, usually focussing on a recent article.
References
- ↑ Irschick, Duncan; Charles Fox; Ken Thompson; Alan Knapp; Liz Baker; Jennifer Meyer (28 January 2013). "Functional ecology: integrative research in the modern age of ecology". Functional Ecology 27 (1): 1–4. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12037.
- ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Ecology". 2012 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2013.