The ''Journal of Animal Ecology'' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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publishing research in all areas of animal
ecology
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. It began publication in 1932, and as such is the second oldest journal of the
British Ecological Society
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(after ''
Journal of Ecology
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The journal pub ...
'').
Types of papers published
The journal publishes the following types of papers:
* 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
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- 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
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,
Elsevier Biobase
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/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences,
Current Contents
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History
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,
GEOBASE
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, and the
Science Citation Index Expanded
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. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2021
impact factor
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of 5.600.
See also
* ''
Journal of Applied Ecology
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''
* ''
Functional Ecology
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''
* ''
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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''
References
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Ecology journals
Wiley-Blackwell academic journals
British Ecological Society academic journals
Publications established in 1932
English-language journals