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Ecology Letters

Discipline	Ecology
Language	English
Publication details
Publisher	Blackwell Publishing (UK)
Publication history	1998 to present
Indexing
ISSN	1461-023X
Links
Journal homepage Online Content URL

Ecology Letters is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published on behalf of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique by Blackwell Publishing.

Within nine years, the journal attained an Impact Factor of 7.609, making it the highest ranked and most cited original research journal in the Thomson ISI ecology category. [1]. The current Editor-in-Chief of Ecology Letters is Dr. Michael Hochberg [2].

Three types of article are published in Ecology Letters:

Letters: exciting findings in fast-moving areas
Ideas and Perspectives: novel essays for a general audience
Reviews: syntheses of important subjects which merit urgent coverage.

1 Publishing in Ecology Letters
2 Accessibility
3 Topics Covered
4 External links

[edit] Publishing in Ecology Letters

Since 1998, the journal has developed a reputation for its rapid publication process. 100% of editorial decisions are made within pre-determined limits and the average time from submission to first decision is currently 22 days.

Ecology Letters also offers a fast-track review process for exceptionally novel, high profile submissions following contact with, and approval by, the Editor-in-Chief. A letter arguing for fast-track handling should be accompanied by evidence that the manuscript in question either addresses a high-profile problem in the discipline (supported by relevant citations) or breaks important new ground in a rapidly emerging field.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Accessibility

The journal is available online via Blackwell Synergy, where visitors can browse full article abstracts or search by keyword, title and/or author.

The first issue of the current year is available to download for free as a sample issue. All Reviews and Syntheses articles are free to download too.

Articles are also published Online Early in their finished format as soon as they are ready, without waiting for full print issue compilation thus providing faster publication times. These articles are fully DOI citable.