Functional Ecology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 scientific journal

Scientific journal

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 on organismal ecology

Ecology

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 publishing papers on physiological, behavioural, and evolutionary ecology. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Ecological Society

British Ecological Society

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. Its 2010 impact factor

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 is 4.645, ranking the journal 18th among 129 journals in the category "Ecology". The editor-in-chief is Duncan Irschick.

Types of papers published

• Standard Papers - a typical experimental, comparative or theoretical paper.
• Reviews - syntheses of topics of broad ecological interest.
• Perspectives - short articles presenting new ideas (without data) intended to stimulate scientific debate.
• Special Features - a collection of manuscripts, typically Reviews or Perspectives, on a single theme.

See also

• Journal of Ecology
  Journal of Ecology
  The Journal of Ecology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of the ecology of plants. It was established in 1913 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Ecological Society....
  
  
• Journal of Animal Ecology
  Journal of Animal Ecology
  The Journal of Animal Ecology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research in all areas of animal ecology. It began publication in 1932, and as such is the second oldest journal of the British Ecological Society...
  
  
• Journal of Applied Ecology
  Journal of Applied Ecology
  The Journal of Applied Ecology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research in all areas of environmental management. It began publication in 1964 and is the third oldest journal of the British Ecological Society...
  
  
• Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  Methods in Ecology and Evolution
  Methods in Ecology and Evolution is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focused on advancing new methodologies in ecology and evolution. It began publication in 2010, and is the youngest journal of the British Ecological Society...