Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation is an open access journal published by Elsevier for the Brazilian Association for Ecological Science and Conservation, continuing Natureza & Conservacao since 2017 and devoted to conservation science, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 5.0.《生态与保护展望》（Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation）由（Elsevier）代表巴西生态科学与保护协会（ABECO）出版，自 2017 年起延续原刊（Natureza & Conservacao），聚焦保护科学，2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.0。

Scope

• The journal is devoted to improving the theoretical and conceptual basis of conservation science.本刊致力于提升保护科学的理论与概念基础。
• It publishes original papers on biodiversity conservation and restoration.刊物发表关于生物多样性保护与恢复的原创论文。
• Research on the main drivers affecting native ecosystems, including habitat loss, fragmentation, biological invasion and climate change, is central.关于影响原生生态系统主要驱动因素的研究是其核心，包括栖息地丧失、破碎化、生物入侵与气候变化。
• The journal covers nature's benefits to people and human wellbeing.刊物涵盖自然对人类的惠益与人类福祉。
• Conservation genetics and spatial conservation planning are also within scope.保护遗传学与空间保护规划也在其范围之内。
• It communicates new research to researchers, conservationists, practitioners and policymakers alike.刊物将新研究传递给研究者、保护工作者、实践者与政策制定者。

History

• The journal continues Natureza & Conservacao, which was published by the Brazilian Association for Ecological Science and Conservation.该刊延续原刊（Natureza & Conservacao），后者由巴西生态科学与保护协会出版。
• It was relaunched under its present title in 2017 with the new ISSN 2530-0644 and is published by Elsevier on the Association's behalf.刊物于 2017 年以现名重新推出，启用新刊号 2530-0644，由（Elsevier）代表协会出版。
• The Association subsidises the journal, so authors pay no article processing charge or open access fee.协会为刊物提供资助，作者无需支付文章出版费或开放获取费用。
• Articles are published open access under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence.论文以（Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives）许可开放获取发表。
• The journal has been indexed in SCIE since the relaunch and also appears in Scopus and DOAJ.自改版以来刊物被（SCIE）收录，并见于（Scopus）与（DOAJ）。
• Its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 5.0, after 3.5 in 2024 and 5.652 in 2022, and it ranks in the first quartile of biodiversity conservation.2025 年期刊影响因子为 5.0，此前 2024 年为 3.5、2022 年为 5.652，在生物多样性保护类别中位列一区。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Jean Paul Metzger, a professor of ecology at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.现任主编为巴西圣保罗大学的生态学教授（Jean Paul Metzger）。
• His research covers landscape ecology, landscape connectivity and biodiversity conservation in fragmented tropical landscapes.其研究涵盖景观生态学、景观连通性以及破碎化热带景观中的生物多样性保护。
• The editorial board has 55 members from 11 countries and regions, with the largest group based in Brazil.编委会由来自 11 个国家与地区的 55 位成员组成，其中以巴西学者最多。
• Associate editors are based at institutions including the Emilio Goeldi Museum and the Rio de Janeiro State University.副主编供职于（Emilio Goeldi）博物馆与里约热内卢州立大学等机构。
• The publisher lists an average time from submission to publication of about 45 weeks.出版方列出的平均发表周期约为 45 周。
• Manuscripts are submitted through the publisher's editorial system.稿件经出版方的投稿系统提交。