Ecological Monographs

期刊简介：The vision for Ecological Monographs is that it should be the place for publishing integrative, synthetic papers that elaborate new directions for the field of ecology.Original Research Papers published in Ecological Monographs will continue to document complex observational, experimental, or theoretical studies that by their very integrated nature defy dissolution into shorter publications focused on a single topic or message.Reviews will be comprehensive and synthetic papers that establish new benchmarks in the field, define directions for future research, contribute to fundamental understanding of ecological principles, and derive principles for ecological management in its broadest sense (including, but not limited to: conservation, mitigation, restoration, and pro-active protection of the environment). Reviews should reflect the full development of a topic and encompass relevant natural history, observational and experimental data, analyses, models, and theory. Reviews published in Ecological Monographs should further blur the boundaries between “basic” and “applied” ecology.Concepts and Synthesis papers will conceptually advance the field of ecology. These papers are expected to go well beyond works being reviewed and include discussion of new directions, new syntheses, and resolutions of old questions.In this world of rapid scientific advancement and never-ending environmental change, there needs to be room for the thoughtful integration of scientific ideas, data, and concepts that feeds the mind and guides the development of the maturing science of ecology. Ecological Monographs provides that room, with an expansive view to a sustainable future.

【译文】生态学杂志的愿景是成为发表综合、综合论文的地方，这些论文阐述了生态学领域的新方向。发表在生态学杂志上的原创研究论文将继续记录复杂的观察、实验或理论研究，这些研究由于其综合性质而难以分解为关注单一主题或信息的较短出版物。评论将是全面和综合性的论文，为该领域建立新的基准，定义未来研究的方向，有助于对生态原理的基本理解，并为最广泛意义上的生态管理（包括但不限于：保护、缓解、恢复和积极保护环境）制定原则。评论应反映主题的全面发展，包括相关的自然历史、观察和实验数据、分析、模型和理论。发表在生态学杂志上的评论将进一步模糊“基础”和“应用”生态学之间的界限。概念和综合论文将在概念上推进生态学领域。这些论文预计将远远超出正在审查的作品，包括对新方向、新综合和解决旧问题的讨论。在这个科学快速发展和环境不断变化的世界上，需要有空间来深思熟虑地整合科学思想、数据和概念，这些思想、数据和概念滋养思想并指导生态学成熟科学的发展。生态学杂志提供了这样的空间，以广阔的视野展望可持续的未来。