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| Oikos (journal) | |
|---|---|
| Title | Oikos |
| Discipline | Ecology |
| Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Country | Norway |
| History | 1949–present |
| Frequency | Monthly |
Oikos (journal) Oikos is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology. Founded in 1949, the journal has featured contributions from prominent scientists associated with institutions such as the University of Oslo, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the Royal Society, and the Linnean Society. Oikos has been published by Wiley-Blackwell and has connections with learned societies and international research networks including the European Ecological Federation, the American Society of Naturalists, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
The journal was established in 1949 by ecologists linked to the University of Oslo, reflecting post‑World War II expansion in biological research alongside contemporaneous developments at institutions like the British Museum (Natural History), the Smithsonian Institution, and the Max Planck Society. Early editorial boards included figures connected to the Royal Society, the Swedish Academy of Sciences, and the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, situating the journal within a network encompassing the Linnean Society and the Rockefeller Foundation. Through the Cold War era the journal published work alongside contributions appearing in journals tied to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Ecological Society of America, and the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries Wiley-Blackwell and international publishing trends, including consolidation evident at Elsevier and Springer, influenced distribution, digital archiving, and indexing partnerships with services such as JSTOR, Scopus, and Web of Science.
Oikos focuses on empirical and theoretical studies in ecology, including community ecology, population biology, behavioral ecology, and ecosystem dynamics, intersecting with evolutionary studies featured in journals like Evolution and Molecular Ecology and with conservation topics addressed by Conservation Biology and Biological Conservation. Its stated aims align with priorities found at the National Science Foundation, the European Research Council, and research programs funded by agencies such as the Natural Environment Research Council and the Swedish Research Council. The journal welcomes submissions that connect field studies from locations such as Svalbard, Borneo, the Amazon Basin, and the African Rift Valley with laboratory work from institutions including the Max Planck Institute, the University of Cambridge, and Stanford University.
The editorial leadership has historically comprised scholars affiliated with universities and institutes such as the University of Oslo, Uppsala University, the University of Helsinki, the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Oxford; editorial processes parallel those used by journals like Ecology Letters, Journal of Animal Ecology, and Trends in Ecology & Evolution. Published monthly by Wiley-Blackwell, production and distribution engage platforms used by publishers including CrossRef, ORCID, and PubMed Central while adhering to policies modeled by the Committee on Publication Ethics and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. The journal's peer review and editorial policies resonate with practices at PLOS, Nature Publishing Group, and Science.
Articles have been abstracted and indexed in major databases such as Web of Science (Science Citation Index), Scopus, BIOSIS, and JSTOR, and are discoverable via services used by researchers at institutions like Harvard University Library, the British Library, and the National Library of Norway. Indexing overlaps with resources maintained by the Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, and the Encyclopedia of Life, and integrates metadata standards from CrossRef and DataCite.
Oikos has influenced fields connected to landscape ecology, macroecology, and evolutionary ecology, with citation profiles comparable to journals such as Ecology, Journal of Ecology, and Global Change Biology; its articles have been cited in policy reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and national environmental agencies. The journal's reputation has been discussed in the context of publishing debates involving open access movements led by organizations like SPARC and cOAlition S, and in bibliometric analyses conducted by groups at Clarivate Analytics and Elsevier.
Notable contributions include influential papers on life‑history theory, metapopulation dynamics, predator–prey interactions, and community assembly that have been cited alongside classics published in American Naturalist, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, and Science. Landmark studies appearing in the journal have connections to work by researchers affiliated with institutions such as Princeton University, the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, and the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, and have informed frameworks used in landmark syntheses like MacArthur and Wilson's theory discussions and later treatments in books from Cambridge University Press and Oxford University Press.
Oikos maintains ties with scholarly societies and networks including the Norwegian Ecological Society, the European Ecological Federation, the Nordic Society Oikos network, and international bodies like the International Union for Conservation of Nature; these relationships mirror connections seen between journals and organizations such as the Ecological Society of America, the British Ecological Society, and the Société Française d'Ecologie. Collaborations and sponsorships have involved institutions such as the University of Oslo, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and research councils across Scandinavia and Europe.
Category:Ecology journals Category:Wiley-Blackwell academic journals