Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics

The Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics is an annual review journal published by Annual Reviews, a nonprofit academic publisher based in Palo Alto, California, launched in 1970 and covering ecology, evolutionary biology and systematics, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 12.9《生态学、进化与系统学年度评论》（Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics）是由总部设于美国加州帕洛阿尔托的非营利学术出版机构（Annual Reviews）出版的年度综述期刊，1970 年创刊，涵盖生态学、进化生物学与系统学，2025 年影响因子为 12.9。

Scope

• It covers significant developments in the fields of ecology, evolutionary biology and systematics as they apply to all life on Earth该刊涵盖生态学、进化生物学与系统学领域的重大进展，其研究对象涵盖地球上的一切生命。
• Essay reviews cover topics ranging from phylogeny, speciation and molecular evolution through behavior and evolutionary physiology综述文章的主题从系统发育、物种形成与分子进化，延伸到行为学与进化生理学。
• Further topics include population dynamics, ecosystem processes and the maintenance of species diversity其他主题还包括种群动态、生态系统过程与物种多样性的维持。^[1]
• Applications span invasion biology, conservation and environmental management其应用涵盖入侵生物学、保护生物学与环境管理。
• Articles are broad integrating essays that synthesize and evaluate the literature for specialists, teachers and students alike文章为综合性的整合综述，为专业学者、教师与学生梳理并评估相关文献。
• Reviews are commissioned by the editors and the Editorial Committee rather than accepted as unsolicited submissions综述由主编与编委会约稿组织，而非接受自由投稿。

History

• It was established in 1970 as the Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics and has been published continuously since该刊 1970 年以《生态学与系统学年度评论》之名创刊，并持续出版至今。
• It was retitled the Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics in 20032003 年更名为《生态学、进化与系统学年度评论》。
• It was founded and first edited by Richard F. Johnston of the University of Kansas, who served from 1970 to 1991由（University of Kansas）的 Richard F. Johnston 创办并首任主编，任期自 1970 年至 1991 年。
• It is published by Annual Reviews, a nonprofit academic publisher founded by scientists in 1932 and based in Palo Alto, California该刊由（Annual Reviews）出版，这是一家由科学家于 1932 年创办、总部位于美国加州帕洛阿尔托的非营利学术出版机构。
• Its longtime editor Douglas J. Futuyma wrote a semicentennial retrospective of the journal in 2019长期担任主编的 Douglas J. Futuyma 于 2019 年撰写了该刊的五十周年回顾。^[2]
• It issues one volume per year, and the most recent is Volume 56 for 2025该刊每年出版一卷，最近一卷为 2025 年第 56 卷。
• Its Journal Impact Factor rose from 13.915 in 2021 to 14.34 in 2022, fell to 11.4 in 2024 and stood at 12.9 in 2025其影响因子由 2021 年的 13.915 升至 2022 年的 14.34，2024 年降至 11.4，2025 年为 12.9。
• Since 2023 Annual Reviews has published its journals open access through the Subscribe to Open program自 2023 年起，（Annual Reviews）通过（Subscribe to Open）计划以开放获取方式出版旗下期刊。

Editors

• The Editor is H. Bradley Shaffer, a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles现任主编为 H. Bradley Shaffer，是（University of California, Los Angeles）的杰出教授。
• Daniel Simberloff of the University of Tennessee serves as an Associate Editor（University of Tennessee）的 Daniel Simberloff 担任副编辑。
• Judith L. Bronstein of the University of Arizona also serves as an Associate Editor（University of Arizona）的 Judith L. Bronstein 同样担任副编辑。
• Douglas J. Futuyma of Stony Brook University was a longtime editor of the journal（Stony Brook University）的 Douglas J. Futuyma 曾长期担任该刊主编。
• The founding editor was Richard F. Johnston, an ornithologist at the University of Kansas创刊主编为（University of Kansas）的鸟类学家 Richard F. Johnston。
• The Editorial Committee meets once a year to select the topics and the authors of each volume编委会每年召开一次会议，遴选各卷的选题与作者。