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Interested in publishing in Ecography?
Please read this page carefully. Does your manuscript fit within our aims and scope? Are you familiar with the types of articles we publish? Have you seen our Open Access policies and waiver opportunities? Have you checked out our current calls for papers and our E4 Award?
Please also read the Nordic Society Oikos Publishing Policies and NSO Journals Author Guidelines.
Aims and Scope
Ecography publishes exciting, novel, and important articles that significantly advance understanding of ecological or biodiversity patterns in space or time. Papers focusing on conservation or restoration are welcomed, provided they are anchored in ecological theory and convey a general message that goes beyond a single case study. We encourage papers that seek advancing the field through the development and testing of theory or methodology, or by proposing new tools for analysis or interpretation of ecological phenomena. Manuscripts are expected to address general principles in ecology, though they may do so using a specific model system if they adequately frame the problem relative to a generalized ecological question or problem.
Purely descriptive papers are considered only if breaking new ground and/or describing patterns seldom explored. Studies focused on a single species or single location are generally discouraged unless they make a significant contribution to advancing general theory or understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes. Manuscripts merely confirming or marginally extending results of previous work are unlikely to be considered in Ecography.
Papers are judged by virtue of their originality, appeal to general interest, and their contribution to new developments in studies of spatial and temporal ecological patterns. There are no biases with regard to taxon, biome, or biogeographical area.
Calls for Papers
Ecography periodically publishes special issues focusing on particular topics within our aims and scope. See the latest calls for papers!
E4 Award
The Ecography Award for Excellence in Ecology and Evolution is given every year to an early-career research scientist who writes an exceptional Review manuscript. The winner receives a €1000 cash prize and the runner-up receives €500. The topic of the paper should focus on spatial and/or temporal patterns, particularly studies of population and community ecology, macroecology, biogeography, ecological genetics, historical ecology, evolution, macroevolution, and conservation. Our early-career E4 award papers are more downloaded and cited than the average research paper for Ecography. In addition, they tend to have high altmetrics scores. Learn more and find out how to apply for the E4 Award.
Types of Articles
Ecography publishes the following types of articles:
Original Research Papers present research focused on ecological and geographical patterns in space and time. Theoretically oriented papers are expected to synthesize and move beyond previous knowledge, preferably by suggesting new conceptual or methodological approaches to well-established problems. Among empirical studies, those that explore or test clearly stated hypotheses or theoretical predictions and attempt to generalize results to other systems are welcomed. Regular articles should be maximum 5000 words in length (main text: introduction through to discussion, i.e. not legends, abstract or reference section) and maximum 6 figures, tables or boxes.
Forum Papers are short empirical, conceptual, or theoretical papers about new and exciting ideas at the forefront of ecology and biogeography. Intellectually challenging papers taking original approaches, pushing or exploring the limits of the field, are favoured. Short papers taking a multidisciplinary approach are specially encouraged. Contributions in this category will be solicited by the editors. However, unsolicited submissions will also be considered and sent for pre-submission assessment by Forum editors. Forum articles should be maximum 3500 words in length (main text) and maximum 4 figures, tables or boxes.
Review and Synthesis Papers provide a critical assessment of the literature with emphasis on current topics in which rapid and significant advances are occurring. Items in this category should be more focused than the broad, topical reviews typically published elsewhere, developing a synthesis that inspires new hypotheses or new methods. Contributions in this category will be solicited by the editors. However, unsolicited submissions will also be considered and sent for pre-submission assessment by Review & Synthesis editors. Review articles should be maximum 7500 words in length (main text) and maximum 10 figures, tables or boxes.
Software Notes announce new software or software already in use but not previously published in a peer-reviewed journal for the study of spatial and temporal patterns in ecology. Software Notes should provide a summary of the software that describes its benefits and potential application(s). Software Notes are published with high priority and the section is intended as an outlet for the very best software tools in spatiotemporal ecology. Products that are available only on a commercial basis will not be considered. Software note articles should be maximum 4000 words in length (main text) and maximum 2 figures, tables or boxes. See specific instructions for Software Notes.
News and Views are comments on recent exciting original research in Ecography. Most items in these sections are commissioned by editors among the reviewers of an accepted article, but unsolicited contributions are possible providing they have been accepted by the EiC. The writing style should be light and constructive, and the "News and Views" should be written with a minimum of technical language and jargon. "News and Views" should not exceed 1500 words including text, author details, figure/table legends, and references, and will have a maximum of 15 references. 1-2 figure/table items are allowed. Contributed News and Views will be subject to streamlined peer review. News and Views articles are not technical comments or rebuttals. Rather, they should provide scholarly comments on recent research that emphasise the importance of the specific findings and the topic at large.
Brevia concisely present important new research results of broad significance. Brevia items should be written in a clear and accessible manner and the use of jargon and abbreviations should be avoided wherever possible. Brevia articles consist of a continuous main text without any sections or subheadings. They do not have have abstracts per se, but the first paragraph should comprise a short statement of the problem and a brief summary of the most important conclusions. Brevia have up to 1500 words including references, notes and captions, 1-2 figures or tables, and no more than 15 references. Material and methods should be included in the Supporting information, which should also include information needed to support the paper's conclusions.
Preparing your submission
See the NSO Author Guidelines for detailed instructions on preparing and formatting all of your materials.
Prepare your title file, main text file, and data and/or code files (or links to archived data and/or code) for upload through the ScholarOne submission system. Be ready to also provide statements on data availability, significance of the research, conflict of interest, ethics, funding, and acknowledgments. See the NSO Author Guidelines for full details.
Before submitting, check the PDF generated by the ScholarOne system to make sure that equations, text, and all files are complete and displayed correctly. If you are not proficient in English, you might consider having your manuscript checked by a proficient writer in English before you submit it. (Wiley also offers professional pre-submission editing services. Have a look here.)
After submitting, you’ll receive a confirmation email with a manuscript ID. Please refer to this ID in all correspondence with the Editorial Office.
Licensing & Open Access
All authors are required to grant the NSO a license to publish. All articles in Ecography are published Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License, and are subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC) to cover the costs involved in the publication process, from administrating peer-review to copy editing and hosting the final article on dedicated servers. Current APCs for Ecography can be found here. Some authors are eligible for discounts or full waivers of the APC, as explained below.
Please read the NSO Publishing Policies before submission to understand copyright and license policies and publishing fees. General information from Wiley regarding licensing and copyright is available here.
Waivers and Discounts
Ecography’s mission is to be an outlet for ecological research from all parts of the globe. An increasing proportion of our authors are covered by agreements with our publisher Wiley, allowing them to publish in our journal with no direct cost. In addition to this, authors from low- and lower middle-income countries can be covered through the partnership between Wiley and Research4Life, allowing them to publish for free or with a discount. However, we realize that there still is a segment of authors who are not covered by any agreements and who have no possibility to pay the Article Processing Charges (APC). To counter this, at least in part, we are offering NSO-funded waivers to authors from middle-income countries with limited funding. Learn more about our Waivers and Discounts.
Ecography is a journal of the Nordic Society Oikos, published in cooperation with Wiley. The journal is available at Wiley Online Library. Back issues are at JSTOR.
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