The Journal of Animal Ecology is a peer-reviewed

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 scientific journal

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 publishing research in all areas of animal ecology

Ecology

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. It began publication in 1932, and as such is the second oldest journal of the British Ecological Society

British Ecological Society

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 (after the 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....

). The Journal of Animal Ecology is available both in print and online.

Types of papers published

The journal publishes the following types of papers:

• Standard Papers - a typical experimental, comparative or theoretical paper
• Reviews - syntheses of topics of broad ecological interest
• Forum articles - short contributions intended to stimulate debate
• In Focus - short articles designed to highlight high-interest material

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

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, BIOBASE

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/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Current Contents

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, GEOBASE

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, and the Science Citation Index

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, the journal has a 2009 impact factor

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 of 3.714, ranking it 2nd out of 127 journals in the category "Zoology" and 24th out of 127 journals in the category "Ecology".

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 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...
  
  
• Functional Ecology
  Functional Ecology (journal)
  Functional Ecology is a bimonthly peer-reviewed scientific journal on organismal ecology publishing papers on physiological, behavioural, and evolutionary ecology. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Ecological Society. Its 2010 impact factor is 4.645, ranking the journal...
  
  
• 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...