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Ecology Letters Template

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About the Ecology Letters format

Ecology Letters is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change. Over its lifetime it has published 5,166 papers, which have received 721,333 citations.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Ecology Letters 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Plant and animal studies Species Distribution and Climate Change Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
ISSN1461-023X
Citation impact (2-yr)6.39
h-index392
i10-index3,810
Article processing charge$5,050
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Ecology Letters per year

166
2014
173
2015
176
2016
253
2017
214
2018
246
2019
234
2020
284
2021
220
2022
222
2023
257
2024
287
2025

Citation impact of Ecology Letters by publication year

26.4K
2014
22.3K
2015
19.1K
2016
19.3K
2017
16.6K
2018
17.4K
2019
14.7K
2020
11.5K
2021
8.5K
2022
4.4K
2023
2.9K
2024
1.2K
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Ecology Letters

Predicting species distribution: offering more than simple habitat models

Antoine Guisan, Wilfried Thuiller · 15 Aug 2005

In the last two decades, interest in species distribution models (SDMs) of plants and animals has grown dramatically. Recent advances in SDMs allow us to potentially forecast anthropogenic effects on patterns of biodiversity at different spatial scales. However, some limitations still preclude the use of SDMs in many theoretical and practical applications. Here, we provide…

6,531 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Quantifying biodiversity: procedures and pitfalls in the measurement and comparison of species richness

Nicholas J. Gotelli, Robert K. Colwell · 22 Jul 2001

Species richness is a fundamental measurement of community and regional diversity, and it underlies many ecological models and conservation strategies. In spite of its importance, ecologists have not always appreciated the effects of abundance and sampling effort on richness measures and comparisons. We survey a series of common pitfalls in quantifying and comparing taxon richness.…

6,429 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The metacommunity concept: a framework for multi‐scale community ecology

Mathew A. Leibold, Marcel Holyoak, Nicolas Mouquet et al. · 4 Jun 2004

Abstract The metacommunity concept is an important way to think about linkages between different spatial scales in ecology. Here we review current understanding about this concept. We first investigate issues related to its definition as a set of local communities that are linked by dispersal of multiple potentially interacting species. We then identify four paradigms…

5,420 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The unseen majority: soil microbes as drivers of plant diversity and productivity in terrestrial ecosystems

Marcel G. A. van der Heijden, Richard D. Bardgett, Nico M. van Straalen · 29 Nov 2007

Microbes are the unseen majority in soil and comprise a large portion of life's genetic diversity. Despite their abundance, the impact of soil microbes on ecosystem processes is still poorly understood. Here we explore the various roles that soil microbes play in terrestrial ecosystems with special emphasis on their contribution to plant productivity and diversity.…

5,013 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Global analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of primary producers in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems

James J. Elser, Matthew E. S. Bracken, Elsa E. Cleland et al. · 8 Oct 2007

The cycles of the key nutrient elements nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) have been massively altered by anthropogenic activities. Thus, it is essential to understand how photosynthetic production across diverse ecosystems is, or is not, limited by N and P. Via a large-scale meta-analysis of experimental enrichments, we show that P limitation is equally strong…

4,626 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Ecology Letters template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Ecology Letters format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Ecology Letters template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Wiley format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Ecology Letters use?
Ecology Letters uses Author–year (Chicago) 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, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Ecology Letters 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Ecology Letters?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Ecology Letters 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 Ecology Letters template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Ecology Letters format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Ecology Letters?
Wiley journal (USG class). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Wiley.
Can I export a submission-ready Ecology Letters PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Ecology Letters template (the USG class) that is ready to submit to Wiley, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Ecology Letters template cost?
You can start writing in the Ecology Letters template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Ecology Letters PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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