Ethology

Ethology is a monthly peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering original research on animal behaviour. Founded in 1986 under its current title, it is one of the leading journals in behavioural biology and has a 2025 impact factor of 1.3, indexed in SCIE.《行为学》（Ethology）是由 Wiley 出版的月度同行评审期刊，发表动物行为的原创研究。该刊于 1986 年以现名创刊，是行为生物学领域的顶尖期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 1.3，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish original research on behaviour, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表行为学原创研究，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Behavioural mechanisms: research on the physiological mechanisms underlying behaviour, including neural, hormonal, and genetic influences on behaviour.行为机制： 关于行为背后生理机制的研究，涵盖神经、激素与遗传对行为的影响等。
• Behavioural function and evolution: studies on the adaptive function and evolution of behaviour, including behavioural ecology and evolutionary approaches to understanding animal behaviour.行为功能与进化： 关于行为适应功能与进化的研究，涵盖行为生态学与理解动物行为的进化方法。
• Development of behaviour: work on the development of behaviour over an organism's lifespan, including learning, ontogeny, and behavioural plasticity.行为发育： 关于生物一生中行为发育的研究，涵盖学习、个体发生与行为可塑性等。
• All species: the journal addresses behaviour in all species, from slime moulds to humans, welcoming research across the full range of animal taxa.所有物种： 该刊涵盖从黏菌到人类的所有物种的行为，欢迎涉及各类动物类群的研究。
• Article types: original research articles, review articles, perspectives and current debates, and methodological contributions, with experimental research preferred both from the field and the laboratory.栏目设置： 接受原创研究论文、综述、观点与当前争论以及方法学贡献，优先考虑来自野外与实验室的实验研究。

History

• Founding and lineage: the journal was founded in 1986 under the title Ethology, continuing a lineage that traces back to the Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie, a pioneering journal of animal behaviour founded in 1937.创刊与传承： 该刊于 1986 年以《Ethology》为名创刊，延续了可追溯至 1937 年创办的动物行为学先驱期刊《动物心理学杂志》（Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie）的学术传承。
• Wiley publication: the journal has been published by Wiley since its founding under the current title, benefiting from Wiley's international distribution and publishing infrastructure.Wiley 出版： 该刊以现名自创刊以来一直由 Wiley 出版，得益于 Wiley 的国际发行与出版基础设施。
• Behavioural biology focus: throughout its history the journal has maintained a focus on Tinbergen's four questions of behaviour: development, physiological mechanisms, function, and evolution.行为生物学定位： 在其历史中该刊始终聚焦于廷伯根提出的行为学四个核心问题：发育、生理机制、功能与进化。
• International scope: the journal has grown into an internationally recognised journal in behavioural biology, with contributions from researchers worldwide across all animal taxa.国际视野： 该刊已发展为行为生物学领域的国际知名期刊，汇聚全球各类动物类群研究者的投稿。

Editors

The journal is led by two editors-in-chief supported by an editorial board and a managing editor:该刊由两位主编领导，编委会与执行编辑协助工作：

• Editors-in-chief: Jutta Schneider, from the University of Hamburg, Germany, and Susan A. Foster serve as joint editors-in-chief, overseeing the journal's editorial direction.主编： 德国汉堡大学的尤塔·施奈德（Jutta Schneider）与苏珊·A. 福斯特（Susan A. Foster）担任联合主编，负责该刊的编辑方向。
• Perspectives and reviews editor: Redouan Bshary serves as the perspectives and reviews editor, managing the journal's review and commentary sections.观点与综述编辑： 雷德万·布沙里（Redouan Bshary）担任观点与综述编辑，管理该刊的综述与评论栏目。
• Editorial board: the journal has an international editorial board with members from leading behavioural biology institutions worldwide.编委会： 该刊拥有国际编委会，成员来自全球顶尖行为生物学机构。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo peer review by external experts in animal behaviour, with editorial decisions based on scientific quality, novelty, and contribution to behavioural biology.评审模式： 稿件由动物行为领域外部专家进行同行评审，编辑决定基于科学质量、新颖性与对行为生物学的贡献做出。