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Ecological Informatics Template

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About the Ecological Informatics format

Ecological Informatics is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Species Distribution and Climate Change, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Ecological Informatics, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSpecies Distribution and Climate Change Remote Sensing in Agriculture Land Use and Ecosystem Services Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
ISSN1574-9541
Citation impact (2-yr)7.52
h-index112
i10-index2,037
Total citations89,879
Article processing charge$2,510
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereChinese Academy of Sciences
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Ecological Informatics per year

103
2014
110
2015
95
2016
121
2017
90
2018
113
2019
124
2020
297
2021
370
2022
430
2023
529
2024
610
2025

Citation impact of Ecological Informatics by publication year

3.3K
2014
3.1K
2015
3.1K
2016
3.4K
2017
3.3K
2018
4.3K
2019
5.4K
2020
10.1K
2021
10.9K
2022
10.5K
2023
8.3K
2024
2.2K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Ecological Informatics

BirdNET: A deep learning solution for avian diversity monitoring

Stefan Kahl, Connor M. Wood, Maximilian Eibl et al. · 27 Jan 2021

Variation in avian diversity in space and time is commonly used as a metric to assess environmental changes. Conventionally, such data were collected by expert observers, but passively collected acoustic data is rapidly emerging as an alternative survey technique. However, efficiently extracting accurate species richness data from large audio datasets has proven challenging. Recent advances…

Ecological Informatics template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Ecological Informatics format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Ecological Informatics template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Ecological Informatics use?
Ecological Informatics uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Ecological Informatics, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Ecological Informatics?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Ecological Informatics document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Ecological Informatics template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Ecological Informatics format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
Who publishes Ecological Informatics?
Ecological Informatics is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Ecological Informatics template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Ecological Informatics PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Ecological Informatics template (the elsarticle class) that is ready to submit to Elsevier, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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