Oecologia

Oecologia is an international journal dedicated to publishing innovative ecological research of broad interest.

• Cited more than 29,000 times in 2024, 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 - Plant Interactions: Plant-Microbe and Plant-Animal

• Carlos L. Ballaré PhD, IFEVA

Editors in Chief - Terrestrial Invertebrate Ecology

• Nina Farwig PhD

Editors in Chief - Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecology

• Indrikis Krams PhD

Editors in Chief - Plant Physiological and Ecosystem Ecology

• Ülo Niinemets PhD

Editors in Chief - Plant Population and Community Ecology

• Yanjie Liu PhD

Editors in Chief - Aquatic Ecology

• Joel Trexler PhD

Journal Impact Factor

2.3 (2024)

5-year Journal Impact Factor

2.8 (2024)

Submission to first decision (median)

28 days

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