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Oikos Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Oikos in one click — DocuGuru applies the official Wiley template with author–year references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Oikos format

Oikos is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies, Animal Ecology and Behavior 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." Oikos 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Plant and animal studies Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Animal Behavior and Reproduction
ISSN0030-1299
Citation impact (2-yr)2.45
h-index296
i10-index8,580
Total citations721,387
Article processing charge$3,300
Top institutions publishing hereCentre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Oikos per year

218
2014
224
2015
163
2016
178
2017
158
2018
151
2019
153
2020
230
2021
179
2022
182
2023
173
2024
271
2025

Citation impact of Oikos by publication year

11.4K
2014
10K
2015
6.1K
2016
5.9K
2017
4.5K
2018
4.9K
2019
4K
2020
5K
2021
2.4K
2022
1.5K
2023
954
2024
412
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Oikos

<i>Entropy and diversity</i>

Lou Jost · 23 Feb 2006

Entropies such as the Shannon–Wiener and Gini–Simpson indices are not themselves diversities. Conversion of these to effective number of species is the key to a unified and intuitive interpretation of diversity. Effective numbers of species derived from standard diversity indices share a common set of intuitive mathematical properties and behave as one would expect of…

4,670 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Let the concept of trait be functional!

Cyrille Violle, Marie‐Laure Navas, Denis Vile et al. · 1 May 2007

In its simplest definition, a trait is a surrogate of organismal performance, and this meaning of the term has been used by evolutionists for a long time. Over the last three decades, developments in community and ecosystem ecology have forced the concept of trait beyond these original boundaries, and trait‐based approaches are now widely used…

4,628 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
How many flowering plants are pollinated by animals?

Jeff Ollerton, Rachael Winfree, Sam Tarrant · 21 Feb 2011

It is clear that the majority of flowering plants are pollinated by insects and other animals, with a minority utilising abiotic pollen vectors, mainly wind. However there is no accurate published calculation of the proportion of the ca 352 000 species of angiosperms that interact with pollinators. Widely cited figures range from 67% to 96%…

3,853 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Birds and Mammals in Landscapes with Different Proportions of Suitable Habitat: A Review

Henrik Andrén, Henrik Andrén · 1 Dec 1994

Habitat fragmentation implies a loss of habitat, reduced patch size and an increasing distance between patches, but also an increase of new habitat. Simulations of patterns and geometry of landscapes with decreasing proportion of the suitable habitat give rise to the prediction that the effect of habitat fragmentation on e.g. population size of a species…

3,037 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Oikos template — frequently asked questions

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