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Journal of Animal Ecology Template

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About the Journal of Animal Ecology format

Journal of Animal Ecology is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

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

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Publishes research inWildlife Ecology and Conservation Plant and animal studies Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Animal Behavior and Reproduction Avian ecology and behavior
ISSN0021-8790
Citation impact (2-yr)2.6
h-index315
i10-index6,682
Total citations707,923
Article processing charge$3,400
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websitewww.journalofanimalecology.org
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Papers published in Journal of Animal Ecology per year

141
2014
155
2015
155
2016
170
2017
140
2018
241
2019
262
2020
250
2021
217
2022
180
2023
238
2024
321
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Animal Ecology by publication year

8.4K
2014
9.7K
2015
6.7K
2016
9.4K
2017
5.8K
2018
10.3K
2019
7.7K
2020
5.6K
2021
3.4K
2022
2K
2023
1.2K
2024
511
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Animal Ecology

The Evolution of Life-histories

Tim G. Benton, S.C. Stearne · 1 Oct 1993

Prologue Part I: Evolutionary explanation Demography: age and stage structure Quantitative genetics and reaction norms Trade-offs Lineage-specific effects Part II: Age and size at maturity Number and size of offspring Reproductive lifespan and ageing Appendices Glossary References Author index Subject index.

12,411 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
A working guide to boosted regression trees

Jane Elith, John R. Leathwick, Trevor Hastie · 8 Apr 2008

1. Ecologists use statistical models for both explanation and prediction, and need techniques that are flexible enough to express typical features of their data, such as nonlinearities and interactions. 2. This study provides a working guide to boosted regression trees (BRT), an ensemble method for fitting statistical models that differs fundamentally from conventional techniques that…

6,506 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Behavioural Ecology: An Evolutionary Approach

Jonathan Adams, J. R. Krebs, N. B. Davies · 1 Feb 1992

Part 1 Natural selection and life histories: evolutionary models in behavioural ecology evolution of life histories human behavioural ecology. Part 2 Exploitation of resources: decision-making competition for resources interactions between predators and prey. Part 3 Sexual selection and reproductive strategies: sexual selection parental investment mating systems. Part 4 Co-operation and conflict: co-operative breeding in birds…

3,927 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Journal of Animal Ecology template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of Animal Ecology use?
Journal of Animal 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." Journal of Animal Ecology 12 (3): 45–58.
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