Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment  
December 2013 cover
Discipline Ecology, environmental science
Language English
Publication details
Publication history
 2003-present
Publisher
Ecological Society of America (United States)
Frequency 10/year
Special Issues; Dispatches; Life Lines
8.302
Standard abbreviations
Front. Ecol. Environ.
Indexing
ISSN 1540-9295 (print)
1540-9309 (web)
LCCN 2003252462
OCLC no. 50198052
Links

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is a peer-reviewed scientific journal issued 10 times per year, and consists of peer-reviewed, synthetic review articles on all aspects of ecology, the environment, and related disciplines, as well as short, high-impact research communications of broad interdisciplinary appeal. Additional features include editorials, breaking news (domestic and international), a letters section, job ads, and special columns.[1] It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Ecological Society of America (ESA). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 8.302, ranking it 5th out of 241 journals in the category "Environmental Sciences"[2] and 6th out of 158 journals in the category "Ecology".[3]

Aims and scope

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is a benefit of membership of the ESA. International in scope and interdisciplinary in approach, Frontiers focuses on current ecological issues and environmental challenges.

Frontiers is aimed at professional ecologists and scientists working in related disciplines. With content that is timely, interesting, and accessible, even to those reading outside their own area of expertise, it has a broad, interdisciplinary appeal and is relevant to all users of ecological science, including policy makers, resource managers, and educators.

Frontiers covers all aspects of ecology, the environment, and related subjects, focusing on global issues, broadly impacting research, cross-disciplinary or multi-country endeavors, new techniques and technologies, new approaches to old problems, and practical applications of ecological science.

The journal is sent to all ESA members as part of their membership, and is also available by subscription to non-members and institutional libraries.[4]

Abstracting and indexing

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is covered by Current Contents Agriculture, Biology, and Environmental Sciences, Science Citation Index, ISI Alerting Services, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Biobase, Geobase, Scopus, CAB Abstracts, and EBSCO Environmental Issues and Policy Index.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Home". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Ecological Society of America. March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
  2. ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Environmental Sciences". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2018.
  3. ↑ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Ecology". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2018.
  4. 1 2 "General Information". Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Ecological Society of America. March 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-04.
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