''Austral Ecology: A Journal of Ecology in the Southern Hemisphere'' is a
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
covering research related to the
ecology
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...
of land, marine, and freshwater systems in the
Southern Hemisphere. It is published by
Wiley
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* Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town
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* Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany
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and is the official journal of the
Ecological Society of Australia The 'Ecological Society of Australia'' (ESA) is the peak group of ecologists in Australia, with over 1100 members from all Australian states and territories. The ESA has an impressive 60 year history supporting ecologists, promoting ecology and eco ...
. The journal addresses the commonality between
ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syste ...
s in Australia and many parts of southern Africa, South America, New Zealand, and Oceania. For example, many species in the unique
biotas of these regions share common
Gondwana
Gondwana () was a large landmass, often referred to as a supercontinent, that formed during the late Neoproterozoic (about 550 million years ago) and began to break up during the Jurassic period (about 180 million years ago). The final stages ...
ancestors. The journal was established in 1976 as ''Australian Journal of Ecology'', obtaining its current name in 2000. , the
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Nigel Andrew (
University of New England, New South Wales, Australia).
The Michael Bull prize, named after a long-time editor, is awarded yearly for the best student-led paper published in the journal.
Manuscript types
The journal publishes the following article types:
Editors-in-chief
The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 2.087.
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14429993
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Publications established in 1976