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Winners announced for ECR Reviewer Prize: Journal of Applied Ecology

Following the successful launch of our Early Career Researcher Reviewer Prize last year, we are thrilled to introduce you to this year’s winners! Read on to find out about their research interests and plans for using the prize money. We’ve also caught up with last year’s winners, too! In a nutshell The prize was created to provide ECRs with more opportunities for review experience, with … Continue reading Winners announced for ECR Reviewer Prize: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Associate Editor Mentoring: 2026 applications now open!

Are you less than five years post-PhD, live in or are from the Global South, and looking to gain hands-on experience with an editorial board? Why not apply for the 2026 mentoring scheme with Journal of Applied Ecology! What does it involve? Since 2015, Journal of Applied Ecology has welcomed a small group of mentees with minimum editorial experience each year. This voluntary two-year position aims to develop … Continue reading Associate Editor Mentoring: 2026 applications now open!

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Measuring real-world impact: Journal of Applied Ecology

Journal of Applied Ecology has been a mission oriented journal since we launched in 1964. Sixty years on, we’re celebrating the impact we’ve had and looking to the future. In our recently published Editorial, we explore what it means to be a journal with real-world impact. Throughout our sixty years, we have been cited 2880 times in online policy documents, the highest of any British … Continue reading Measuring real-world impact: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Early Career Researcher Reviewer Prize: Journal of Applied Ecology

As part of our celebration of Peer Review Week 2024, Journal of Applied Ecology is reflecting on the launch of the Early Career Researcher Reviewer Prize. How did the idea come about? The act of peer review (academic work being evaluated by others in the same field) is crucial to the research process. It is integral in helping to ensure diligence, determine originality, and improve … Continue reading Early Career Researcher Reviewer Prize: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Associate Editor Mentoring: 2025 applications now open!

Are you looking to learn more about the peer review process through hands-on experience? Are you less than five years post-PhD and live in/are from the Global South? Why not consider applying for Journal of Applied Ecology’s 2025 mentoring scheme! What is the mentoring scheme? Since 2015, Journal of Applied Ecology has welcomed a small group of mentees with minimum editorial experience each year. This voluntary two-year … Continue reading Associate Editor Mentoring: 2025 applications now open!

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Meet the Associate Editor: Ardiantiono

Next in Journal of Applied Ecology’s series of Meet the Editors, get to know Ardiantiono – one of the mentees on our 2024 Associate Editor Mentoring Scheme. What are you currently working on and why is it important? My research focuses on integrating ecological and sociological information to improve wildlife conservation management. Most of my work takes place in Southeast Asian tropics, particularly Indonesia. Specifically, … Continue reading Meet the Associate Editor: Ardiantiono

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Peer Review Week 2023: The evolution of peer review at the BES

Over recent years, peer review at the BES journals has evolved and we’ve employed initiatives such as double anonymous peer review, transparent peer review and reviewer discussions, with the goal of increasing transparency and decreasing bias within the review process… Continue reading Peer Review Week 2023: The evolution of peer review at the BES

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Associate Editor Mentoring: 2024 applications now open!

***Please note that applications for the 2024 scheme are now closed. If you would like to apply for the 2025 scheme, applications will reopen in September 2024*** Are you less than five years post-PhD, live in or are from the Global South, and looking to gain hands-on experience with an editorial board? Why not apply for the 2024 mentoring scheme with Journal of Applied Ecology! … Continue reading Associate Editor Mentoring: 2024 applications now open!

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Switching to double-anonymous peer review: Journal of Applied Ecology

***Update: Journal of Applied Ecology has now transitioned to double-anonymous peer review. As such, all manuscripts should be submitted according to our updated Author Guidelines*** Journal of Applied Ecology will soon be switching to double-anonymous peer review. Read more about the reasons behind this transition below. The peer review process in a nutshell The peer review process aims to evaluate and validify research before it … Continue reading Switching to double-anonymous peer review: Journal of Applied Ecology

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Peer Review Week 2021: On the Benefits of Collaborative Peer Review

At the British Ecological Society journals we strongly encourage senior academics to review our manuscripts in collaboration with more junior members of their labs. We believe that this is fantastic training for Early Career Researchers… Continue reading Peer Review Week 2021: On the Benefits of Collaborative Peer Review

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