Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Encyclopedia
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is a peer-reviewed
scientific journal
. It is published ten times per year by the Ecological Society of America
and is its official journal. Its focus is on on present day concerns pertaining to ecological and environmental issues.
coverage includes all timely topics pertaining to ecology
, the environment
, and related subjects. The journal publishes articles about global issues, cross disciplinary research
, multi country collaboration, current techniques, the latest technology, new perspectives to address old problems, and applications for the science of ecology.
The intended readership is professional ecologists, other scientists in complementary fields, and other readers going beyond their expertise. This publication is also aimed at all consumers of the journal's coverage such as policy makers, resource managers and educators.
Publishing formats are peer reviewed review articles, short communications, current news, current issues debates, legal issues, and a columnist.
of 8.820 this journal is ranked 2nd out of 180 journals in the Environmental sciences
category and 4th out of 127 journals in the Ecology
category.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
. It is published ten times per year by the Ecological Society of America
Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America is a professional organization of ecological scientists. Based in the United States, ESA publishes a suite of publications, from peer-reviewed journals to newsletters, fact sheets and teaching resources. It holds an annual meeting at different locations in the...
and is its official journal. Its focus is on on present day concerns pertaining to ecological and environmental issues.
Aims and scope
InterdisciplinaryInterdisciplinarity
Interdisciplinarity involves the combining of two or more academic fields into one single discipline. An interdisciplinary field crosses traditional boundaries between academic disciplines or schools of thought, as new needs and professions have emerged....
coverage includes all timely topics pertaining to ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
, the environment
Natural environment
The natural environment encompasses all living and non-living things occurring naturally on Earth or some region thereof. It is an environment that encompasses the interaction of all living species....
, and related subjects. The journal publishes articles about global issues, cross disciplinary research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
, multi country collaboration, current techniques, the latest technology, new perspectives to address old problems, and applications for the science of ecology.
The intended readership is professional ecologists, other scientists in complementary fields, and other readers going beyond their expertise. This publication is also aimed at all consumers of the journal's coverage such as policy makers, resource managers and educators.
Publishing formats are peer reviewed review articles, short communications, current news, current issues debates, legal issues, and a columnist.
Abstracting and indexing
This journal is indexed in the following databases:- Current ContentsCurrent ContentsCurrent Contents is a rapid alerting service database from the Institute for Scientific Information, now part of Thomson Reuters, that is published online and in several different printed subject sections.-History:...
/ Agriculture, Biology, and Environmental Sciences - Science Citation IndexScience Citation IndexThe Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
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- ScopusScopusScopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
- CAB AbstractsCAB Direct (database)CAB Direct is a source of references for the applied life sciences It incorporates two bibliographic databases: CAB Abstracts and Global Health. CAB Direct is an access point for multiple bibliographic databases produced by CABI. This database contains 8.8 million bibliographic records, which...
- EBSCOEBSCO IndustriesEBSCO Industries, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is a privately held, widely diversified corporation and the largest subscription agency in the world. It was founded in 1944 by Elton Bryson Stephens...
- Environmental Issues and Policy Index
Ranking
With a 2010 impact factorImpact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 8.820 this journal is ranked 2nd out of 180 journals in the Environmental sciences
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
category and 4th out of 127 journals in the Ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
category.