Ecology and Society

Ecology and Society is a quarterly open access journal published by the Resilience Alliance, founded in 1997 as Conservation Ecology and renamed in 2004, devoted to social-ecological systems and resilience, with a 2025 impact factor of 4.0（Ecology and Society）是由（Resilience Alliance）出版的季刊，1997 年以（Conservation Ecology）之名创办，2004 年更名，专注社会—生态系统与韧性研究，2025 年影响因子为 4.0。

Scope

• It is a multi-, inter- and trans-disciplinary journal devoted to research on social-ecological systems and resilience该刊是一份多学科、跨学科与超学科的期刊，专注社会—生态系统与韧性研究。
• It seeks novel and integrative papers that are accessible to both scientists and practitioners该刊寻求新颖、具整合性且同时面向科学家与实践者的论文。
• Papers cover the ecological, political and social dimensions of social-ecological systems论文涵盖社会—生态系统的生态、政治与社会维度。
• Topics include the drivers of unsustainable dynamics and the means to sustain desired future pathways主题包括不可持续动态的驱动因素以及维持理想未来路径的手段。
• Manuscript types are research articles, insights, synthesis, guest editorials and special features稿件类型包括研究论文、洞见、综合、客座社论与专题特辑。

History

• The journal published its inaugural issue as Conservation Ecology in 1997该刊于 1997 年以（Conservation Ecology）之名出版创刊号。
• Its founding editor-in-chief was C. S. Buzz Holling of the University of Florida, and the Resilience Alliance was founded in 2000 and became the publisher创始主编为（University of Florida）的 C. S. Buzz Holling，（Resilience Alliance）于 2000 年成立并成为该刊出版方。
• It changed its name to Ecology and Society in 20042004 年，该刊更名为（Ecology and Society）。
• It is fully open access under a Creative Commons Attribution licence and its 2025 impact factor is 4.0该刊采用知识共享署名许可的完全开放获取，2025 年影响因子为 4.0。

Editors

• The editors-in-chief are Patricia Balvanera of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and Craig Allen of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln现任主编为（National Autonomous University of Mexico）的 Patricia Balvanera 与（University of Nebraska-Lincoln）的 Craig Allen。
• Katrina Brown of the University of Exeter, UK, also serves as an editor-in-chief（University of Exeter）的 Katrina Brown 亦担任主编。
• The editorial board numbers about 118 members from many countries编委会约有 118 名成员，来自众多国家。
• The journal uses a double-blind review process and charges no submission fee, with article fees waived for authors from developing countries该刊实行双盲评审，不收投稿费，并对来自发展中国家的作者减免版面费。