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Journal of Biogeography
Edited by:
Robert J. Whittaker
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 15/124 Ecology; 2/31 Geography, Physical
Impact Factor: 4.566
Papers dealing with all aspects of spatial, ecological and historical biogeography are considered for publication in Journal of Biogeography. The mission of the journal is to contribute to the growth and societal relevance of the discipline of biogeography through its role in the dissemination of biogeographical research. To that end, the editorial policy is that the journal seeks to be representative of the discipline of biogeography, to be global in scope, and to be inclusive of major traditions and viewpoints within the discipline.
The journal was established in 1974 and, reflecting the growth of the discipline, is now published in 12 issues a year, as part of a joint subscription package together with the sister journals Global Ecology and Biogeography and Diversity and Distributions. The three journals have overlapping scope and aims; with the sister titles each emphasising links between biogeography and related disciplines, as described below. The editors reserve the right to transfer material between the journals where this is deemed most suitable.
Journal of Biogeography continues to be essential reading for all environmentalists, biogeographers, ecologists, biologists, botanists and zoologists.
TopNews and Announcements
Recent Press Coverage
Global bottlenecks in the distribution of marine Crustacea: temperature constraints in the family Lithodidae
Sally Hall and Sven Thatje
Press release: Evolution: Crabs go deep to avoid hot water
Predicting the distribution of Sasquatch in western North America: anything goes with ecological niche modelling
J. D. Lozier, P. Aniello, M. J. Hickerson
Press coverage: New Scientist and Nature.
Evolution of the second orangutan: phylogeny and biogeography of hominid origins
John R. Grehan and Jeffrey H. Schwartz
Editorial by Robert Whittaker and Brett Riddle
Press coverage: New Scientist.
Editor's Choice #5
The Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Biogeography has recently selected a number of research articles recently published in the journal. The fifth edition of Editor's Choice is now available online. The selection of articles reflects the scope and level of commendable research published in the journal.
Articles highlighted in this edition include:
- Agricultural management influences quail distribution
- Parakeet invasion of Europe can be explained by warmer climate and high human population densities
- The contrasting biogeographies of exotic and native freshwater fish in Europe
- What determines global patterns of Carnivora body size?
Click here to read the article summaries and to be directed to the corresponding articles.
Submit online - average time from submission to first decision is just 34 days!
You can now submit your manuscript to Journal of Biogeography online, with the 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. Please ensure that you follow the Journal's instructions carefully before you submit your next manuscript to Journal of Biogeography.
Recent Press Coverage
- Marathon bird migrations are getting longer (April 09)
- Coastal wolves are 'like no other wolves': study (March 09)
- New explanation for a puzzling biological divide along the Malay Peninsula (March 09)
Online Article Submission
Journal of Biogeography operates online article submission and peer review through manuscript submission
Free Access in the Developing World
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).
Online Open
Authors of articles in this journal can now choose to make their articles open access and available free for all readers through the payment of an author fee. Read more.
TopHighlights
Highly accessed papers
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Highly cited papers
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Free to view articles
The following articles are availble to download free of charge:
Climate warming and the decline of amphibians and reptiles in Europe
M.B. Araújo, W. Thuiller and R.G. Pearson
The island rule and the evolution of body size in the deep sea
Craig R. McClain, Alison G. Boyer and Gary Rosenberg
Body size evolution in insular vertebrates: generality of the island rule
Mark V. Lomolino
Directional asymmetry of long-distance dispersal and colonization could mislead reconstructions of biogeography
Lyn G. Cook, Michael D. Crisp
Phylogeography and reef fishes: bringing ecology back into the argument
J.H. Choat
Post-Eocene climate change, niche conservatism, and the latitudinal diversity gradient of New World birds
Bradford A. Hawkins, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Carlos A. Jaramillo, Stephen A. Soeller
Bird community responses to habitat fragmentation: how consistent are they across landscapes?
James E. M. Watson, Robert J. Whittaker, David Freudenberger
Geographical affinities of the Cape flora, South Africa
C. Galley, H. P. Linder
Links to relevant sites
Blackwell Ecology - Blackwell Publishing's ecology subject site
Relevant Journals
Diversity and Distributions
Global Ecology and Biogeography
Other
International Biogeography Society
Robert J. Whittaker's Home Page
British Ecological Society
Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists
Italian Society of Ecology
