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| Journal of Mediterranean Ecology | |
|---|---|
| Title | Journal of Mediterranean Ecology |
| Discipline | Ecology |
| Language | English |
| Abbreviation | J. Mediterr. Ecol. |
| Publisher | Independent Academic Press |
| Country | International |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 2000–present |
| Openaccess | Hybrid |
| Issn | 1234-5678 |
Journal of Mediterranean Ecology is a peer-reviewed periodical focused on ecological research pertaining to the Mediterranean Basin and adjacent biogeographical regions. It publishes original research, reviews, and syntheses relevant to conservation, biogeography, restoration, and socio-ecological interactions across Mediterranean-type ecosystems. The journal serves as a platform connecting researchers from institutions such as University of Barcelona, University of Palermo, Université de Montpellier, University of Athens, and University of Lisbon.
The journal was founded in 2000 by a consortium including scholars from Mediterranean Action Plan, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, National Research Council (Italy), and regional universities like University of Seville and Aarhus University. Early editorial meetings featured participants affiliated with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Natural History Museum, London, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Spain), and the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies. Its inaugural issue coincided with conferences such as the International Congress on Mediterranean Ecosystems and drew contributions from authors associated with European Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Wildlife Fund, and BirdLife International. Over subsequent decades the journal engaged with initiatives like Barcelona Convention, Natura 2000, Ramsar Convention, and projects funded by Horizon 2020.
The journal emphasizes empirical and theoretical work on Mediterranean-climate ecosystems across regions including the Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, Maghreb, Levant, Anatolia, Canary Islands, and Macaronesia. It targets studies on fire ecology, plant functional traits, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, and restoration, attracting research linked to institutions such as Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity, Max Planck Society, Smithsonian Institution, and CNRS. Aims include informing policy dialogues with bodies like European Environment Agency, Council of Europe, United Nations Environment Programme, and regional ministries in Spain, Italy, Greece, and Morocco.
The editorial board has included editors affiliated with University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, ETH Zurich, Politecnico di Milano, Université Grenoble Alpes, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and University of Crete. The peer-review process follows double-blind review guidelines similar to practices at Nature Research, Wiley-Blackwell, Springer Nature, and Elsevier. Guest editors for special issues have been drawn from networks such as European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Society for Conservation Biology, British Ecological Society, and American Society of Plant Biologists. Editorial policies reference standards adopted by Committee on Publication Ethics, Directory of Open Access Journals, and legal frameworks of publishing entities like Cambridge University Press.
The journal is abstracted in major services including Scopus, Web of Science, BIOSIS Previews, and regional indices like SciELO and CABS. Its metadata are harvested by aggregators such as Crossref, Google Scholar, PubMed Central for eligible items, and library catalogs including WorldCat and Library of Congress. Institutional repositories at University of Athens, Universitat de València, University of Porto, and national libraries in France and Italy hold copies and indexing records.
Citations to the journal appear in literature from authors at Imperial College London, Duke University, University of California, Davis, University of Barcelona, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Its influence is noted in policy reports by European Commission Directorate-General for Environment, Convention on Biological Diversity, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and NGOs like Conservation International. The journal's metrics have been discussed alongside titles such as Journal of Ecology, Journal of Biogeography, Diversity and Distributions, and Global Ecology and Biogeography in evaluations by institutions like Clarivate and Scimago.
Special issues have focused on topics tied to workshops at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CIESM (Mediterranean Science Commission), Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza, and conferences hosted by University of Thessaloniki and University of Palermo. Highly cited papers addressed Mediterranean shrubland fire regimes, invasive flora from pathways associated with Suez Canal, and coastal habitat loss tied to tourism development examined by contributors from UNESCO, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and Swiss National Science Foundation. Landmark review articles referenced work by investigators at University of Athens, University of Montpellier, Università di Firenze, and Tel Aviv University.
The journal operates a hybrid model offering subscription access alongside open-access options, with article processing charges comparable to publishers like Wiley, Springer Nature, and Taylor & Francis. Copyright arrangements permit authors to deposit preprints in repositories at arXiv and institutional archives including Zenodo, subject to agreements with rights organizations such as Creative Commons and transfers aligned with standards from SPARC and OpenAIRE. Production workflows involve typesetting and archiving services commonly used by CLOCKSS and Portico.
Category:Ecology journals