Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Ecological Society of America, covering ecology and environmental science. Founded in 2003, it is a leading journal in environmental science, with a 2025 impact factor of 6.5, indexed in SCIE.《生态学与环境前沿》（Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 简称 Front. Ecol. Environ.）是由美国生态学会出版的同行评审期刊，涵盖生态学与环境科学。该刊创刊于 2003 年，是环境科学领域的顶级期刊，2025 年影响因子为 6.5，被 SCIE 收录。

Scope

The journal's stated aim is to publish boundary-spanning papers that illustrate the importance of ecology and environmental science to scientific inquiry, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, and public policy, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表跨学科论文，阐明生态学与环境科学对科学探究、生物多样性保护、自然资源管理与公共政策的重要性，官方声明的征稿范围包括：

• Ecology and biodiversity: original research on population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and the conservation of biodiversity.生态学与生物多样性： 关于种群生态学、群落生态学、生态系统生态学以及生物多样性保护的原创研究。
• Environmental science: studies on environmental issues including climate change, pollution, land use change, and the impacts of human activities on ecosystems.环境科学： 关于环境问题的研究，包括气候变化、污染、土地利用变化以及人类活动对生态系统的影响。
• Conservation and resource management: research on conservation biology, natural resource management, protected areas, and sustainable use of ecosystems.保护与资源管理： 关于保护生物学、自然资源管理、保护区以及生态系统可持续利用的研究。
• Environmental policy and practice: studies on the interface between ecological science and environmental policy, management, and practice, including the application of ecological knowledge to decision making.环境政策与实践： 关于生态科学与环境政策、管理与实践界面的研究，包括生态知识在决策中的应用。
• Article types: the journal publishes research articles, reviews, syntheses, editorials, letters, and special issues on timely environmental topics.栏目设置： 该刊发表研究论文、综述、综合、社论、通讯以及关于即时环境主题的专刊。

History

• Founding: the journal was established in 2003 by the Ecological Society of America as a boundary-spanning journal connecting ecology with environmental science and policy.创刊： 该刊于 2003 年由美国生态学会创办，作为连接生态学与环境科学及政策的跨学科期刊。
• ESA publication: Frontiers is published by the Ecological Society of America, the largest professional society of ecologists in the United States.ESA 出版： 《前沿》由美国生态学会出版，该学会是美国最大的生态学家专业学会。
• Wide readership: the journal has a broad readership beyond ecology, including environmental scientists, resource managers, policy makers, and practitioners.广泛读者群： 该刊拥有生态学之外的广泛读者群，包括环境科学家、资源管理者、政策制定者与从业者。
• Publication frequency: the journal publishes ten issues per year, with articles released online ahead of print on a continuous basis.出版频率： 该刊每年出版 10 期，论文在线先于纸版持续发布。

Editors

The journal is led by an editor-in-chief supported by a board of editors:该刊由主编领导，编辑委员会协助工作：

• Editor-in-chief: Scott Collins of the University of New Mexico serves as the editor-in-chief, providing leadership in ecology and environmental science.主编： 新墨西哥大学的斯科特·柯林斯（Scott Collins）担任主编，在生态学与环境科学领域提供领导。
• Board of editors: the editor-in-chief is supported by a board of editors with expertise across ecology and environmental science.编辑委员会： 主编由具有生态学与环境科学专长的编辑委员会协助。
• Review model: manuscripts undergo rigorous peer review, with editorial decisions based on scientific quality, novelty, and relevance to ecology and environmental science.评审模式： 稿件经过严格同行评审，编辑决定基于科学质量、新颖性以及与生态学和环境科学的相关性做出。
• 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。