Journal of Ecology
Journal of Ecology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Ecological Society, covering plant ecology. Founded in 1913, it is the flagship journal of the British Ecological Society and one of the leading ecology journals, with a 2025 impact factor of 6.3, indexed in SCIE.《生态学杂志》（Journal of Ecology, 简称 J. Ecol.）是由 Wiley-Blackwell 代表英国生态学会出版的同行评审期刊，涵盖植物生态学。该刊创刊于 1913 年，是英国生态学会的旗舰期刊，也是顶级生态学期刊之一，2025 年影响因子为 6.3，被 SCIE 收录。
Scope
The journal's stated aim is to publish high-quality, influential papers where plant ecology is central, with its official scope covering:刊物官方宗旨为发表以植物生态学为核心的高质量、有影响力的论文，官方声明的征稿范围包括：
- Plant population and community ecology: original research on plant population dynamics, community assembly, species interactions, and biodiversity patterns in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.植物种群与群落生态学： 关于陆地与水生生态系统中植物种群动态、群落构建、物种相互作用以及生物多样性格局的原创研究。
- Plant-animal and plant-microbe interactions: studies on the ecological and evolutionary consequences of interactions between plants and animals, fungi, and bacteria.植物-动物与植物-微生物互作： 关于植物与动物、真菌及细菌之间互作的生态与进化后果的研究。
- Ecosystem ecology and global change: research on plant contributions to ecosystem function, nutrient cycling, and responses to climate change and other global drivers.生态系统生态学与全球变化： 关于植物对生态系统功能、养分循环的贡献以及对气候变化与其他全球驱动因子响应的研究。
- Plant physiological ecology: studies on the physiological mechanisms underlying plant responses to environmental conditions, including resource acquisition, stress tolerance, and adaptation.植物生理生态学： 关于植物响应环境条件的生理机制，包括资源获取、胁迫耐受与适应的研究。
- Article types: the journal publishes original research articles, reviews, forum articles, and methods papers that advance ecological theory and practice.栏目设置： 该刊发表原创研究论文、综述、论坛文章以及推动生态学理论与实践发展的方法论文。
History
- Founding: the journal was established in 1913 as the foundation publication of the British Ecological Society, founded two years earlier in 1911.创刊： 该刊于 1913 年创刊，是 1911 年成立的英国生态学会的创始出版物。
- Century of publication: with over a century of continuous publication, Journal of Ecology has documented the development of ecology as a modern discipline.百年出版： 经过一个多世纪的连续出版，《生态学杂志》记录了生态学作为现代学科的发展历程。
- Plant ecology focus: the journal has maintained a consistent focus on plant ecology, broadening over time to include plant interactions with other organisms and ecosystem processes.植物生态学聚焦： 该刊始终聚焦植物生态学，并随时间扩展到涵盖植物与其他生物及生态系统过程的互作。
- BES flagship: as the flagship journal of the British Ecological Society, revenues support the society is mission to promote ecology and support ecologists worldwide.BES 旗舰： 作为英国生态学会的旗舰期刊，收入用于支持学会推广生态学与服务全球生态学家的使命。
Editors
The journal is led by an executive editor supported by senior editors and an editorial board:该刊由执行主编领导，高级编辑与编委会协助工作：
- Executive editor: Yvonne Buckley of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, serves as the executive editor.执行主编： 爱尔兰都柏林圣三一学院的伊冯·巴克利（Yvonne Buckley）担任执行主编。
- Senior editors: the executive editor is supported by senior editors with expertise across major areas of plant ecology.高级编辑： 执行主编由具有植物生态学主要领域专长的高级编辑协助。
- Editorial board: the journal has a large international editorial board comprising plant 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植物生态学家。
- 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。