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Our new Associate Editors 2023

Journal of Animal Ecology is delighted to announce 19 new Associate Editors who have joined the Editorial Board following our latest open call across all seven BES journals. Jelle Boonekamp – University of Glasgow , United Kingdom Jelle’s research focusses on the ultimate and proximate causes of senescence. He combines molecular, behavioural, and quantitative genetic approaches using lab and field studies. He has developed expertise in … Continue reading Our new Associate Editors 2023

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International Women’s Day 2023

It’s International Women’s Day and once again we look back over the blogs from the last year, and highlight five of our favourites written by women. At the same time, we also wanted to highlight the diversity of studies published in Journal of Animal Ecology. Celebrate women in science, and the awesome work they’ve done by checking out our favourites below, as well as a … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2023

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Sidnie Manton Award: submit your proposal now

Early career ecologist? If you have an idea for a Review or Long-term Studies in Animal Ecology paper, we invite you to submit a short abstract and be in with a chance of winning our next Sidnie Manton Award. Proposals will be assessed by the journal Editors and successful applicants will be invited to submit a manuscript to Journal of Animal Ecology. Submitted manuscripts will … Continue reading Sidnie Manton Award: submit your proposal now

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Journal news: Executive Editor announcement

Looking ahead to 2023, we are excited to announce that Nate Sanders is stepping into the role of Executive Editor. Professor & Director of the E.S. George Reserve at University of Michigan, Nate has been a Senior Editor with the journal since September 2015 and has led on a number of exciting initiatives in that time; most recently an upcoming Special Feature, ‘Leveraging natural history … Continue reading Journal news: Executive Editor announcement

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Writefull trial announced for Journal of Animal Ecology

We are delighted to announce that we have integrated the language editing software, Writefull, into the online submission system of Journal of Animal Ecology.   Writefull is an automatic proofing and editing AI tool trained on published articles from STEM subject areas. It screens text for correctness of grammar, spelling, vocabulary and punctuation, as well more subtle language issues such as style, word order, and phrasing. Submitting authors … Continue reading Writefull trial announced for Journal of Animal Ecology

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Editor news: summer 2022

This summer, we’re pleased to welcome both a new Associate Editor, Kate Pereira Maia, and a new Research Highlights Editor in Mariano A. Rodriguez-Cabal. Get to know them here. Research Highlights Editor: Mariano A. Rodriguez-Cabal Grupo de Ecologia de Invasiones, INIBIOMA – CONICET – Universidad del Comahue, Patagonia, Argentina. Mariano is a community ecologist with broad interests in the factors that generate, maintain and threaten … Continue reading Editor news: summer 2022

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Winners announced: Sidnie Manton Award 2022

Celebrating the best Review or Long-term Studies in Animal Ecology paper by an early career researcher, the Journal of Animal Ecology Editors are pleased to announce the winners of the third (2022) Sidnie Manton Award as Diego Ellis Soto and Kristy M. Ferraro. Diego and Kristy’s winning paper, A methodological roadmap to quantify animal-vectored spatial ecosystem subsidies addresses the important realisation that animals can exert … Continue reading Winners announced: Sidnie Manton Award 2022

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Elton Prize 2021: winner announced

We are delighted to announce Kate P. Maia as the 2021 winner of our Elton Prize early career researcher award for the article Interaction generalisation and demographic feedbacks drive the resilience of plant–insect networks to extinctions. In this post, Kate shares her #StoryBehindThePaper. The research Ecological communities can be depicted as networks in which species are connected by interactions. These ecological networks have far-from-random structures, … Continue reading Elton Prize 2021: winner announced

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Shortlist Announced for Elton Prize Early Career Researcher Award

Each year Journal of Animal Ecology awards the Elton Prize to the best Research Article in the journal by an early career researcher. Today we present the shortlisted papers for this year’s award, based on the 2021 (90th) volume of the journal. The winner will be selected in the coming weeks so follow the blog and watch this space for future announcements! This year’s shortlisted candidates are: … Continue reading Shortlist Announced for Elton Prize Early Career Researcher Award

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Tips for getting the most out of the virtual Ecology Across Borders 2021 Meeting

The corona pandemic continues to make international travelling difficult. Luckily, tools for virtual meetings have developed rapidly in order to facilitate the continued exchange of knowledge and ideas. While virtual conferences will never be the same as in-person meetings, there are also many positive sides to meeting virtually. Here we list a few tips on how to get the most out of your virtual EAB … Continue reading Tips for getting the most out of the virtual Ecology Across Borders 2021 Meeting

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