New senior board for Ecography
Everything is in motion – and so is Ecography
We are excited to share a couple of updates to the journal’s editorial structure and board. These are meant to further strengthen what Ecography already does best while ensuring both continuity and renewal.
So what are the changes?
First, we are switching to a shared leadership model. The Nordic Society has decided to broaden the leadership of Ecography by appointing a team of three Editors-in-Chief that will jointly guide the journal. Christine Meynard who took over the Editor-in-Chief position from Miguel Araujo will be joined by Dominique Gravel and Damaris Zurell. Dominique has been serving as Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Ecography for several years while Damaris previously worked as subject editor for Ecography and returns after serving as Deputy Editor-in-Chief for another journal. This new structure replaces the previous Deputy Editor-in-Chief role, making the editorial structure simpler and more cooperative. After many years of dedicated service as Deputy Editor-in-Chief - and as the longest-serving editor of our journal - Jens-Christian Svenning will move on to a new role supporting the editors of our Review & Synthesis section. We are deeply grateful to Jens-Christian for his longstanding commitment to Ecography and for his wise counsel also during this period of transition.
As the new senior team, we share a deep passion for Ecography for all the good reasons: for its leading role in macroecology, for the active and engaged Nordic Society supporting the journal, and for its diverse authorship and readership. Working closely together as a team reflects our commitment to diversity in leadership but also has very practical benefits because responsibilities shared across several shoulders will help us to support the journal and its community more effectively, and more minds shape more ideas.
Second, our editorial board is further evolving. As Christine noted when she took office, we are continuously working toward renewing and diversifying our board of subject editors. We are now seeing a stronger turnover in subject editors, which fills us with both gratitude and excitement. We sadly have to bid farewell to outgoing subject editors who have served the journal for many years. We are incredibly grateful for your dedication, expertise and time that have helped shape the journal. It is not an exaggeration to say that you are the heart and soul of the journal and the journal could not be run without you. At the same time, we are delighted to welcome several new subject editors to the team. Their expertise spans a wide range of taxa, ecosystems and approaches, from microbial and functional ecology to emerging fields such as deep learning. This breadth ensures that Ecography continues to cover the full scope of macroecology while engaging also with new and emerging research fields.
That said, renewing the editorial board and structure is an ongoing process and we remain committed to further diversifying the board, particularly by increasing representation from currently underrepresented groups. We are also keen to more strongly engage our community of subject editors in the broader journal activities and will build these engagement processes in the coming months.
We are looking forward to shaping the journal together with you!
Christine Meynard, Damaris Zurell, Dominique Gravel
Editor-in-Chiefs
Ecography
Editors who have joined us since Sep 2025:
Kaustuv Roy
John Lefcheck
Tyler Hallman
Melissa Guzman
Marco Túlio Pacheco
Alejandro Ordonez
Jamie Kass Softwarenotes
Babak Naimi Softwarenotes
Michelle Greve
Nathaly Guerrero Ramírez
Anoine Guisan will start Sep 2026
Dan Liang
Si-Chong Chen
Arnost Sizling
Sheng-Feng Shen
Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita Softwarenotes
Jayashree Ratnam will start 1 July 2026
Evangelina Schwindt
Vera Nisaka Solferini
Damaris Zurell EiC
Bertrand Fournier
Alexander Zizka will join Sep/Oct 2026
Oscar Perez-Escobar
Patrick Weigelt
Thank you to the editors who have left!
Wolf Eiserhart
Henrique Pereira
Alexander Diniz Filho
John Arvid Grytnes
Tamara Munkemuller
Alice Hughes
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Michael Borregaard
Manuel Steinbauer
Kate Lyons
Rob Fletcher
Michael Kearney
Thierry Oberdorff
Ecography—who are we?
ECOGRAPHY: A Journal of Space and Time in Ecology is an Open Access journal owned by the Nordic Society Oikos.
Our journal strives to understand ecological or biodiversity patterns through space and time. We encourage papers to advance the field of macroecology and biogeography through the development and testing of theory or modern methodology (remote sensing, molecular techniques, AI) or by proposing new tools for analysis or interpretation of ecological phenomena. There are no biases with regard to taxon, biome, or biogeographical area.
Thinking about publishing with us?
Ecography offers an annual E4 Award for early-career researchers
We value ethical standards in science (EDI, Open Access, waivers, accessible data and code, CRediT)
Check out Ecography’s journal metrics and see our Author Guidelines
Our journals, our society—join us!
The Nordic Society Oikos engages the global scientific community through five international journals…
…and supports the national ecological societies of the five Nordic countries. Anyone worldwide can join the Nordic Society Oikos.
NSO is a home for ecologists, a nexus for knowledge, and a guiding light for ecology worldwide. We are an active network of ecologists in the Nordic region and around the globe.
Why join NSO? Membership benefits include:
Connections across a global community of ecologists and five national societies
NSO newsletters with member-only updates about Nordic ecology and society activities
Ongoing opportunities for promotion on NSO’s digital platforms and social media channels
Discounted registration for NSO’s biennial conference
Eligibility to apply for NSO Grants
Each member receives additional benefits from one of our five national societies:
When you join NSO, you also become a member of one of our national societies. Which one? That’s up to you! Each national society provides its own benefits, including discounts to national conferences. Learn more about us at nordicsocietyoikos.org.
Danish Oikos Society
Oikos Finland
Icelandic Ecological Society
Norwegian Ecological Society
Swedish Oikos Society