Aims and Scope of Ecology Letters
Ecology Letters is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell and the French National Centre for Scientific Research. Tim Coulson (University of Oxford) took over as editor-in-chief from Marcel Holyoak in 2015. The journal covers research on all aspects of ecology. Less
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CiteScore 

13.6
Eigenfactor 

0.01 - 0.05
H-Index 

298
Impact Factor 

5 - 10
Scite Index 

0.85 5-Year SI

SJR 

Q1Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

SNIP 

4.58
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | WILEY |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publication Start Year | 1998 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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