{"id":47,"date":"2019-12-24T19:26:43","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T19:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/2019\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2020-02-05T17:02:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T17:02:41","slug":"our-journals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/2019\/2019-year-in-review\/our-journals\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Journals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scientists around the world publish their research about ecology and environmental science in ESA\u2019s scientific peer-reviewed journals: Ecology, Ecological Monographs, Ecological Applications, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment,<\/em> and the open-access journal Ecosphere<\/em>. In addition, the ESA\u2019s quarterly publication The Bulletin of the ESA<\/em> covers ecological events, news, education-related articles, career advice, and reports of interest to the ecological community. The Bulletin<\/em> also includes commentary and opinion on ecological issues, as well as the official record of the business of the Ecological Society of America.<\/p>\n

As the largest journal in the ESA portfolio, Ecosphere<\/em> published 450 articles in 2019. Our flagship journal Ecology<\/em>, founded in 1920, continued its solid publishing history with 334 articles. Ecological Applications<\/em> published 166 articles, Ecological Monographs<\/em> 51, The Bulletin<\/em> 157, and Frontiers<\/em> 50.\u00a0 As of March 2019, Frontiers <\/em>began offering an open-access option for its peer-reviewed articles \u2013 so now, all ESA journals have an open-access publishing option.\u00a0 Additionally, the Frontiers <\/em>EcoPics series, launched in May 2018, continues to grow in popularity and has attracted many international and early-career authors.<\/p>\n

In 2019 we conducted a search for a new Editor-in-Chief of our journal Ecology.<\/em> Donald R. Strong, Ecology<\/em>\u2019s long-time Editor-in-Chief, retired in December 2019. \u00a0Kathryn Cottingham from Dartmouth College was selected by the ESA Governing Board to lead Ecology<\/em>, and she will begin her term in January 2020.<\/p>\n

The ESA\u2019s publishing partnership with John Wiley & Sons, begun in 2016, has resulted in broader institutional reach for our journals and dramatically increased online usage. Through our partnership with Wiley, we continue to reduce publication times for all our journals. Our open-access journal Ecosphere<\/em> boasts of an average publication time of 2 weeks after author\u2019s final approval of proofs. Our other journals \u2013 Ecology, Ecological Applications,<\/em> and Ecological Monographs<\/em> \u2013 also see an average publication time of 2 weeks after the author\u2019s approval of proofs.<\/p>\n

Impact Factors and Rankings<\/h2>\n

In 2018, the Impact Factors (IF) of all ESA journals remained strong. Based on the number of citations in the previous 2 calendar years, the IF is an important indication of value to researchers, academics, and global scientific audiences.<\/p>\n

We are particularly proud of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment,<\/em> which is now the #3 ranked journal in both the Ecology and Environmental Sciences categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Rank: Ecology Category<\/strong><\/td>\nJournal Title<\/strong><\/td>\nIF 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23\/164<\/td>\nEcological Applications<\/td>\n4.378<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8\/164<\/td>\nEcological Monographs<\/td>\n7.698<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27\/164<\/td>\nEcology<\/td>\n4.285<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
60\/164<\/td>\nEcosphere [Open Access]<\/td>\n2.746<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/164<\/td>\nFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment<\/td>\n10.935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Rank: Environmental Sciences<\/strong><\/td>\nJournal Title<\/strong><\/td>\nIF 2018<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
49\/250<\/td>\nEcological Applications<\/td>\n4.378<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/250<\/td>\nFrontiers in Ecology and the Environment<\/td>\n10.935<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Most Shared Articles<\/h2>\n

Articles in ESA journals have a strong social media presence. The ESA articles in 2019 with the highest number of Twitter impressions were:<\/p>\n

Ecosphere<\/h3>\n