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About the Functional Ecology format

Functional Ecology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction. Over its lifetime it has published 6,325 papers, which have received 411,444 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." Functional Ecology 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPlant and animal studies Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Animal Behavior and Reproduction Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Physiological and biochemical adaptations
ISSN0269-8463
Citation impact (2-yr)4.2
h-index240
i10-index4,904
Article processing charge$3,400
Open accessYes — indexed in DOAJ
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.functionalecology.org
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Papers published in Functional Ecology per year

153
2014
241
2015
201
2016
233
2017
234
2018
254
2019
240
2020
271
2021
261
2022
252
2023
252
2024
293
2025

Citation impact of Functional Ecology by publication year

13.5K
2014
15.2K
2015
14.1K
2016
11.2K
2017
10.3K
2018
11.1K
2019
8.1K
2020
6.9K
2021
5.9K
2022
3.8K
2023
2K
2024
829
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Functional Ecology

Spatial Scaling in Ecology

J. A. Wiens · 1 Jan 1989

Acts in what Hutchinson (1965) has called the 'ecological theatre' are played out on various scales of space and time. To understand the drama, we must view it on the appropriate scale. Plant ecologists long ago recognized the importance of sampling scale in their descriptions of the dispersion or distribution of species (e.g. Greig-Smith, 1952).…

4,746 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
On the Temperature Dependence of Soil Respiration

Jon Lloyd, John Taylor · 1 Jun 1994

From previously published measurements of soil respiration rate (R) and temperature (T) the goodness of fit of various R vs T relationships was evaluated. Exponential (Q 10 ) and conventional Arrhenius relationships between T and R cannot provide an unbiased estimate of respiration rate. Nor is a simple linear relationship appropriate. The relationship between R…

4,204 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Adaptive versus non‐adaptive phenotypic plasticity and the potential for contemporary adaptation in new environments

Cameron K. Ghalambor, John McKay, Scott P. Carroll et al. · 27 Apr 2007

Summary The role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution has historically been a contentious issue because of debate over whether plasticity shields genotypes from selection or generates novel opportunities for selection to act. Because plasticity encompasses diverse adaptive and non‐adaptive responses to environmental variation, no single conceptual framework adequately predicts the diverse roles of plasticity in…

3,702 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Predicting changes in community composition and ecosystem functioning from plant traits: revisiting the Holy Grail

Sandra Lavorel, Éric Garnier · 23 Sep 2002

Summary The concept of plant functional type proposes that species can be grouped according to common responses to the environment and/or common effects on ecosystem processes. However, the knowledge of relationships between traits associated with the response of plants to environmental factors such as resources and disturbances (response traits), and traits that determine effects of…

3,363 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Functional Ecology template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Functional Ecology format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Functional Ecology 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 Functional Ecology use?
Functional Ecology 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." Functional Ecology 12 (3): 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Functional Ecology?
No. DocuGuru generates the USG LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Wiley-ready Functional Ecology 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 Functional Ecology template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Functional Ecology format with correct headings, figures, tables, and author–year citations.
What is Functional Ecology?
Wiley journal (USG class). It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Wiley.
Can I export a submission-ready Functional Ecology PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Functional Ecology template (the USG class) that is ready to submit to Wiley, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
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