African Journal of Ecology
Published in association with the East African Wildlife Society
Edited by:
F.I.B. Kayanja
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 103/124 Ecology
Impact Factor: 0.621
African Journal of Ecology (formerly East African Wildlife Journal) publishes original scientific research into the ecology and conservation of the animals and plants of Africa. It has a wide circulation both within and outside Africa and is the foremost research journal on the ecology of the continent. In addition to original articles, the Journal publishes comprehensive reviews on topical subjects and brief communications of preliminary results.
TopNews and Announcements
Online Manuscript Submission
Now you can submit your manuscripts to African Journal of Ecology online, with the introduction of a new manuscript submission website. The online manuscript submission and review process promises to lead to faster submission to first decision times and greater simplicity for authors and reviewers. Submit your next manuscript online.
If you are unable to submit your paper online, please send it to the addresses listed on the author guidelines page. Click here.
The African Journal of Ecology Scholarships
The African Journal of Ecology invites students pursuing or intending to pursue graduate studies in ecology to apply for a scholarship to cover tuition and other related university charges.Scholarships are open to citizens of East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda). The journal board will conduct an independent selection for each of the three African states.
Applicants must have:
- At least an upper second class honours degree if not masters in a relevant area of study from a recognized university
- A letter of admission to an ecological based course in an accredited University.
For more information, including an application form, please contact the East African Wildlife Society at info@eawildlife.org
Articles Published Online Ahead of Print
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our EarlyView feature before the print edition of this journal is published. To view the abstracts of the latest EarlyView articles please click here.
Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
TopHighlights
Policy Pieces and Reviews are all FREE to download!
The latest issue includes:
Policy Piece - Conservation of birds in Africa: are we making any headway?
Book Review - New perspectives on the origin and diversification of Africa's forest avifauna
Highly accessed papers
The following three papers were the most accessed articles within African Journal of Ecology online in 2005. Click on each link to view the Abstracts. If you do not have a subscription to the journal you can purchase single articles by clicking the Buy Now option online.
Simulating the East African wildebeest migration patterns using GIS and remote sensing
D. Musiega, Sanga-Ngoie Kazadi
Effect of selective logging on tree and understory regeneration in miombo woodland in western Tanzania
M. Schwartz, T. Caro
Feeding time budgets of selected African ruminant and non-ruminant grazers
W. Twine
Highly cited papers
The following three papers were the most highly cited articles in 2004 published in African Journal of Ecology. Click on each link to view the Abstracts. If you do not have a subscription to the journal you can purchase single articles by clicking the Buy Now option online.
Woodland loss and restoration in a savanna park: a 20-year experiment
D. Western, D. Maitumo
Population status and structure of mountain nyala in the Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
B. Refera, A. Bekele
A comparison of two mountain gorilla habitats in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
J.B. Nkurunungi, J. Ganas, M.M. Robbins, C.B. Stanford
Free to view article
Coastal sponge communities of the West Indian Ocean: taxonomic affinities, richness and diversity
D.K.A. Barnes, J.J. Bell
Free - Bibliography of the African Elephant
The following bibliography from African Journal of Ecology can now be downloaded free of charge.
Bibliography of the African Elephant
Links to Related Sites
Blackwell Ecology - Blackwell Publishing's ecology subject site
African Journals Online
African Journals Online offers the tables of contents and abstracts of articles from journals in agricultural sciences, science and technology, health and social sciences, published in Africa.
British Ecological Society
East African Wildlife Society
Ecological Society of Australia
Italian Society of Ecology
South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists
Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
