Functional Ecology (journal)
Functional Ecology is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering physiological, behavioural, and evolutionary ecology, as well as ecosystems and community ecology, emphasizing an integrative approach.
The journal was established in 1987 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Ecological Society. The editors-in-chief are Charles Fox, Ken Thompson, Alan Knapp, Lara Ferry, and Enrico Rezende.Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences, the Science Citation Index, Scopus. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 5.037.Types of papers
The journal publishes the following types of papers:
The journal also produces podcasts on a semi-regular basis, usually focusing on a recent article and has a blog, which includes interviews with authors and articles relating to the ecological academic and research community.
