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

Lessons from an Australian grazing study

As part of Journal of Applied Ecology’s efforts to discuss how real-world impact can be achieved following research, we’re talking to authors about their studies. In this post, David Eldridge shares insights into conducting a large-scale collaborative study which explores the effects of livestock grazing on conservation in eastern Australia. In late 2015 I was asked to be involved in a study to identify the … Continue reading Lessons from an Australian grazing study

Science communication: A sticky situation

As part of Journal of Applied Ecology’s efforts to discuss how real-world impact can be achieved following research, we’re talking to authors about their studies. In this post, Edward Straw discusses his first experience with sharing research via social media. I think it’s fair to say that my experience publishing my first paper was atypical. Not many papers, let alone first papers, end up glued … Continue reading Science communication: A sticky situation

2022 Spotlight Virtual Issue

We’re thrilled to announce that our 2022 Spotlight Virtual Issue is now available to read! Starting in 2021, the Journal of Applied Ecology Senior Editors select a collection of articles from the previous publication volume to showcase important new research from the Global South. These articles are free to read for the year so that they can be accessed by all ecologists, regardless of their … Continue reading 2022 Spotlight Virtual Issue

2021 Spotlight Virtual Issue

We’re delighted to announce that the 2021 Spotlight Virtual Issue is now online. Each year, the  Journal of Applied Ecology Editors select a collection of articles from the previous publication volume for a Spotlight Virtual Issue to showcase important new research from the Global South. The articles within the Virtual Issue are free to read for the year so that they can be accessed by all … Continue reading 2021 Spotlight Virtual Issue

Ecologia do Brasil

Rafael D. Zenni, Tadeu Siqueira e Ricardo Solar A version of this post is available in English here. A ciência ecológica brasileira cresceu imensamente nas últimas décadas, com o florescimento de vários cursos de pós-graduação bem-sucedidos em todo o país dedicados ao tema e um número crescente de pesquisadores dedicados a entender muitos aspectos da imensa biodiversidade do país. Em 2008, havia 35 cursos de … Continue reading Ecologia do Brasil

Brazil ecology: the editors’ perspective

Associate Editors, Rafael D. Zenni, Tadeu Siqueira and Ricardo Solar provide insights into their nominated papers for our recent Ecology in Brazil Virtual Issue. A version of this post is available in Portuguese here. Brazilian ecological science has grown immensely in the past few decades, with flourishing graduate courses across the country dedicated to the topic and an increasing number of researchers focused on understanding … Continue reading Brazil ecology: the editors’ perspective

Reconhecendo e apoiando a Ciência Ecológica Brasileira em tempos incertos

This post is available in English here. Esta edição virtual celebra os mais de 70 anos de pesquisas ecológicas lideradas por instituições ou pesquisadores brasileiros e brasileiras nas revistas da Sociedade Ecológica Britânica (British Ecological Society; BES). Embora o primeiro artigo científico liderado por um pesquisador basedo no Brasil tenha sido publicado no periódico Journal of Ecology em 1948, levou-se mais de 40 anos para … Continue reading Reconhecendo e apoiando a Ciência Ecológica Brasileira em tempos incertos