Ecology Letters

Ecology Letters is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering ecology. Founded in 1998, it is a broad-scope ecology journal showcasing the newest findings in the field, with a 2025 impact factor of 7.7, indexed in SCIE.《生态学快报》（Ecology Letters, 简称 Ecol. Lett.）是由 Wiley 出版的月刊同行评审期刊，涵盖生态学。该刊创刊于 1998 年，是展示该领域最新发现的综合性生态学期刊，2025 年影响因子为 7.7，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to showcase the newest findings in ecology, considering all taxa, in any biome and geographic area, and spanning community, microbial, and evolutionary ecology, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为展示生态学最新发现，涵盖所有生物类群、任何生物群系与地理区域，涉及群落、微生物与进化生态学，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Community ecology: original research on species interactions, community assembly, food webs, and the structure and dynamics of ecological communities.群落生态学： 关于物种相互作用、群落构建、食物网以及生态群落结构与动态的原创研究。
• Population and evolutionary ecology: studies on population dynamics, life history evolution, adaptation, and the evolutionary processes shaping ecological systems.种群与进化生态学： 关于种群动态、生活史进化、适应以及塑造生态系统的进化过程的研究。
• Ecosystem and global ecology: research on ecosystem processes, biogeochemical cycles, biodiversity, and the ecological impacts of global environmental change.生态系统与全球生态学： 关于生态系统过程、生物地球化学循环、生物多样性以及全球环境变化生态影响的研究。
• Microbial and organismal ecology: studies on microbial ecology, host-microbe interactions, and the ecology of individual organisms across all taxa.微生物与个体生态学： 关于微生物生态学、宿主-微生物相互作用以及所有生物类群个体生态的研究。
• Article types: the journal publishes concise original research papers, reviews, and perspectives that merit urgent publication by virtue of their originality and contribution to new developments in ecology.栏目设置： 该刊发表因其原创性与对生态学新发展的贡献而值得快速发表的简明原创研究论文、综述与观点文章。

History

• Founding: the journal was established in 1998 to provide a rapid-publication venue for the most exciting and important research in ecology.创刊： 该刊于 1998 年创刊，为生态学中最激动人心与重要的研究提供快速发表平台。
• Wiley and CNRS: Ecology Letters is published by Wiley in association with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France.Wiley 与 CNRS： 《生态学快报》由 Wiley 与法国国家科学研究中心联合出版。
• Leading ecology journal: throughout its history, the journal has become one of the leading journals in ecology, publishing high-impact research across all areas of the discipline.顶级生态学期刊： 在其发展历程中，该刊已成为生态学领域的顶级期刊之一，发表该学科各领域的高影响力研究。
• Publication model: the journal uses a rolling publication model, ensuring that accepted articles are published online as soon as they are ready.出版模式： 该刊采用滚动出版模式，确保录用文章一旦准备就绪即在线发表。

Editors

The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by associate editors and an editorial board:该刊由主编领导，副主编与编委会协助工作：

• Editor-in-chief: Peter H. Thrall, Honorary Fellow at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia, serves as the editor-in-chief.主编： 澳大利亚联邦科学与工业研究组织荣誉研究员彼得·H·思罗尔（Peter H. Thrall）担任主编。
• Associate editors: the editor-in-chief is supported by associate editors with expertise across major areas of ecology.副主编： 主编由具有生态学主要领域专长的副主编协助。
• Editorial board: the journal has a large international editorial board comprising ecologists from leading institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有大型国际编委会，成员为来自全球顶尖机构的生态学家。
• Open access option: authors can choose to publish open access in this journal, making their articles freely available to readers upon publication in exchange for an article processing charge.开放获取选项： 作者可选择在该刊发表开放获取文章，使论文发表后即向读者免费开放，并支付文章处理费。