Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (commonly abbreviated as J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol.) is an Elsevier journal for experimental research in marine biology and ecology. Founded in 1967, it carries a 2025 impact factor of 2.1.Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology（常用缩写 J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol.）是 Elsevier 出版的海洋生物学与生态学实验研究期刊，1967 年创刊，2025 年影响因子为 2.1。^[1]

Scope

• Scope: the journal provides a forum for experimental ecological research on marine organisms in relation to their natural environment, with its main emphasis on hypothesis-driven experimental work from both laboratory and field.学科定位： 期刊为海洋生物在其自然环境中的实验生态研究提供论坛，重点置于假设驱动的实验工作，实验室与野外并重。
• Subject coverage: natural experiments or descriptive studies that elucidate fundamental ecological processes are welcome, with topics spanning biochemistry, physiology, behaviour, genetics and ecology.收录主题： 欢迎阐明基本生态过程的自然实验或描述性研究，主题包括生物化学、生理学、行为、遗传学与生态学。
• Framing requirement: submissions should have a broad ecological framework beyond the specific study organism or geographic region.框架要求： 投稿应具备超出特定研究对象或地理区域的宽泛生态学框架。
• Article types: original research papers are carried alongside short communications highlighting emerging directions.体裁： 期刊刊载原创研究论文与突出新兴方向的短讯。
• Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal sits across the second and third quartiles of ecology and marine and freshwater biology, with a 2025 impact factor of 2.1 and a CiteScore of 3.7.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，在生态学与海洋淡水生物学类别中列第二、第三区，2025 年影响因子为 2.1，CiteScore 为 3.7。^[2]

History

• Founded in 1967: the journal was launched in 1967 and has been published by Elsevier since.1967年创刊： 期刊于 1967 年创刊，由 Elsevier 出版至今。
• Background to the founding: as marine biology turned from description to experimentation in the sixties, the journal gave experimental method a dedicated platform in marine ecology.创刊背景： 海洋生物学在六十年代由描述走向实验，期刊的创办为实验方法进入海洋生态提供了专门平台。
• Volume continuity: volume numbering has run unbroken since launch, with the current abbreviation in use since 2010.卷期延续： 卷号自创刊连续延续，2010 年起使用现行缩写。
• Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 2.247 in 2019, 2.476 in 2021 and 2.1 in 2025.近年指标： 影响因子 2019 年为 2.247，2021 年为 2.476，2025 年为 2.1。
• Frequency: the journal appears bimonthly.刊期： 期刊为双月刊。

Editors

• Editors-in-chief: the journal is co-led by Sandra E. Shumway and Stephen Widdicombe, both long active in marine ecology and bivalve physiology.现任主编： 期刊由 Sandra E. Shumway 与 Stephen Widdicombe 共同主持编务，两人均长期从事海洋生态与双壳类生理方向研究。
• Editorial board: the board spans the branches of experimental marine biology, with members from North American and European marine research institutions.编委构成： 编委会覆盖海洋生物实验研究的各分支，成员来自北美与欧洲的海洋研究机构。
• Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through Editorial Manager and undergo peer review.投稿与评审： 稿件经 Editorial Manager 在线系统递交，接受同行评审。^[3]
• Editorial policy: the journal stresses hypothesis-driven experimental design and broad ecological framing over purely regional description.编辑方针： 期刊强调假设驱动的实验设计与宽生态框架，避免单纯的区域性描述。
• Open access: the journal is hybrid, with an open access share high among ecology titles.开放获取： 期刊为混合型，开放获取比例在同类生态学刊物中居前。