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Ecological Entomology

Published on behalf of the Royal Entomological Society

Edited by:
Jens Rolff and Jane Hill

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 9/72 Entomology
Impact Factor: 1.91

Average time from submission to decision: 45 days
Average time from submission to online publication: 5 months

Ecological Entomology publishes top-quality original research on the ecology of insects and related invertebrate taxa. Our aim is to publish papers that will be of considerable interest to the wide community of ecologists, who are motivated by ecological or evolutionary theory for peer review. Suitability of a manuscript will usually be assessed within 5 days.

In particular, we welcome submissions on:

* Behavioural ecology
* Community ecology
* Dispersal and metapopulation ecology
* Evolutionary ecology
* Freshwater ecology
* Herbivory
* Host-parasitoid interactions
* Invasive species
* Population dynamics, especially of long-term field studies
* Predator-prey interactions
* Prey-pathogen interactions
* Tritrophic (and higher order) interactions

Where the content of the paper falls outside of the remit of the journal, we may recommend that authors submit their papers to one of our sister journals. For example, papers in pest management that do not test broader ecological theories are more suited to Agricultural and Forest Entomology, and papers that focus primarily on examining patterns of insect distribution and diversity are more suited to Insect Conservation and Diversity.

We publish full-length Original Articles as well as Short Communications. Papers should attempt to address specific testable hypotheses and possess a high degree of novelty.

Review articles are also welcomed but please contact one of the Editors before submitting a Review-type paper.

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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 content now available back to Volume 1 (1976)
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these articles please visit our Librarian Site.

Royal Entomological Society Journal Award Scheme
The Society operates a scheme designed to recognise the 'best papers' published over a two year period in each of its 6 journals. Each year articles from 3 journals will be selected for this award by the Journal Editor(s) and the Journal Editorial board. The prize consists of:
- A cash sum of £300
- A certificate signed by the President and Editor(s)
- An award ceremony at the Annual General Meeting of the Society and dinner with the President.
The following paper was awarded the 2008 award for the best paper in Ecological Entomology:
Long-term effects of ungulates on phytophagous insects
José M. Gómez and Adela González-Megías

The awards for 2007 werefor Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Physiological Entomology and Systematic Entomology.
To find out more click here.

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The following articles are available to download free of charge:

Effects of insects on primary production in temperate herbaceous communities: a meta-analysis
M. D. Coupe & J. F. Cahill

Intra-guild predation relaxes natural enemy impacts on herbivore populations
D. L. Finke & R. F. Denno

Water-energy balance and the geographic pattern of species richness of western Palearctic butterflies
B. A. Hawkins & E. E. Porter

Do hypotheses from short-term studies hold in the long-term? An empirical test
J. J. Hellmann et al

Impact of avian and arthropod predation on lepidopteran caterpillar densities and plant productivity in an ephemeral agroecosystem
C. R. R. Hooks, R. R. Pandey & M. W. Johnson

Associational resistance mediated by natural enemies
P. Stiling, A. M. Rossi & M. V. Cattell

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