Conservation Letters

Conservation Letters is the official journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, publishing concise empirical and theoretical research with immediate implications for the conservation of biological diversity worldwide.《保护通讯》（Conservation Letters）是国际保护生物学会官方期刊，发表对全球生物多样性保护具有直接意义的简明实证与理论研究。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish empirical and theoretical research with immediate implications for the conservation of biological diversity, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表对生物多样性保护具有直接意义的实证与理论研究，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Biodiversity conservation: research on the conservation of species, populations, communities, and ecosystems, including the assessment of extinction risk, population viability, and the effectiveness of conservation interventions.生物多样性保护： 关于物种、种群、群落与生态系统保护的研究，涵盖灭绝风险评估、种群生存力分析以及保护干预措施的有效性等。
• Conservation policy and practice: studies that inform conservation policy, management, and decision-making, including the design and evaluation of protected areas, conservation planning, and the social and economic dimensions of conservation.保护政策与实践： 为保护政策、管理与决策提供依据的研究，涵盖保护地设计与评估、保护规划以及保护的社会与经济维度等。
• Threats and drivers of biodiversity loss: work on the causes and consequences of biodiversity decline, including habitat loss and fragmentation, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation, and pollution.生物多样性丧失的威胁与驱动因素： 关于生物多样性下降原因与后果的研究，涵盖栖息地丧失与破碎化、气候变化、入侵物种、过度开发与污染等。
• Conservation science and methods: methodological advances in conservation biology, including monitoring techniques, spatial analysis, ecological modelling, and the application of new technologies to conservation.保护科学与方法： 保护生物学中的方法学进展，涵盖监测技术、空间分析、生态建模以及新技术在保护中的应用等。
• Article types: concise Letters presenting original research of immediate relevance to conservation, as well as reviews, perspectives, and policy-focused articles that influence conservation debates and management solutions.栏目设置： 接受呈现与保护直接相关原创研究的简明快讯，以及影响保护讨论与管理方案的综述、观点与政策导向文章。

History

• Founding: the journal was launched in 2008 by the Society for Conservation Biology, published by Wiley, to fill an unmet need in the conservation category for a journal analogous to Ecology Letters.创刊： 该刊 2008 年由国际保护生物学会创刊、威利出版，旨在填补保护领域对类似《生态学通讯》期刊的未满足需求。
• SCB official journal: throughout its history the journal has been the official journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, serving as a leading venue for concise, high-impact conservation research.SCB 官方期刊： 在整个历史中该刊一直是国际保护生物学会的官方期刊，是简明高影响力保护研究的重要平台。
• Editorial succession: the journal has been led by editors including founding editor Richard M. Cowling, with Graeme Cumming appointed as editor-in-chief in January 2023.编辑传承： 该刊历任主编包括创刊主编理查德·考林，格雷姆·卡明于 2023 年 1 月被任命为主编。

Editors

The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by senior associate editors and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，高级副编辑与编委会协助工作：

• Editor-in-chief: Graeme Cumming, of the University of Western Australia, whose research focuses on landscape and community ecology, social-ecological systems, animal movement ecology, protected areas policy and management, and the philosophy of science.主编： 格雷姆·卡明（Graeme Cumming），任职于西澳大利亚大学，研究方向为景观与群落生态学、社会—生态系统、动物运动生态学、保护地政策与管理以及科学哲学。
• Senior associate editors: senior associate editors Joern Fischer, Zoe Davies, and Reem Hajjar, drawn from conservation biology and related fields, oversee the review of manuscripts within their areas of expertise.高级副编辑团队： 高级副编辑约恩·菲舍尔（Joern Fischer）、佐伊·戴维斯（Zoe Davies）与里姆·哈贾尔（Reem Hajjar）来自保护生物学及相关领域，负责监督其专长范围内稿件的评审。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo rapid peer review, with the journal placing emphasis on originality, timeliness, and the practical relevance of the work to conservation policy and management.评审模式： 稿件经快速同行评审，刊物强调作品的原创性、时效性以及对保护政策与管理的实践相关性。