Theoretical Ecology
Last updated ISSN 1874-1738
Theoretical Ecology is published by Springer Science+Business Media in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is a subscription journal. The article processing charge is $3,190.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Theoretical Ecology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Marine and fisheries research
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Key facts
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1874-1738, 1874-1746 |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | $3,190 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 670 |
| Publishing since | 1988 |
| Journal website | link.springer.com/journal/12080 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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