John Wiley & Sons, Inc., has announced a new partnership between the British
Ecological Society (BES) and the Wiley Open Access journal Ecology
and Evolution. This latest partnership brings the number of high
profile journals supporting the open access title to 16. Eleven of these
partner titles are ranked in the top 20 ecology journals by the
Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).
BES
journals will join other high impact titles in offering authors a
rapid manuscript transferal system which maintains the integrity of peer
review and allows authors to meet the requirements of their funders.
Since the inaugural issue of Ecology and Evolution in
September 2011, more than 250 papers have been published in the journal.
The support of the five BES journal titles, all of which rank in the top
20% of ecology journals (ISI), will ensureEcology and Evolution continues
to attract the latest prestigious research from across the discipline.
Ecology and Evolution publishes papers under the Creative Commons
Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits use, distribution and
reproduction, provided the original work is properly cited. An article
publication charge (APC) is payable by authors on acceptance of their
articles and under this new partnership BES members can take advantage
of a 10% discount on this charge.
“Having published ecological journals for 100 years, we are delighted to
announce this partnership as we embark on the BES’s centenary year,”
said Georgina Mace, President of the BES. “Our established journals
receive increasing numbers of high quality submissions each year and
this involvement with Ecology and Evolution will enable us
to further serve our ecological community by publishing more of this
important ecological research.”
Ecology and Evolution is also expanding its editorial expertise
with the appointment of new editor Dr Andrew Beckerman, from the
University of Sheffield, UK, who joins Allen Moore, from the University
of Georgia, USA, in leading the journal.
Dr Beckerman is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Animal and Plant
Sciences. His research links genetics, behaviour and life history to the
distribution and abundance of organisms and the structure and dynamics
of communities. Andrew has previously served as an Associate Editor for
the Journal
of Animal Ecology and Ecology
Letters.
“I am excited to join Allen and the team on this journal with its broad
subject coverage cutting across ecology and evolution, and to become
part of an interesting venture in open access publishing,” said Dr
Beckerman.
"We are thrilled that the BES has chosen to extend our 60-year
relationship by collaborating with us on the open access journal, Ecology
and Evolution,” said Liz Ferguson, Editorial Director, Life Science,
Wiley. “This new partnership is a great fit for the editorial ambitions
of Ecology and Evolution and we are also delighted to
welcome Andrew at this critical stage of the Journal’s development."
About Wiley Open Access:
Wiley Open Access provides authors wishing to publish their research
outcomes in an open access journal with a range of high quality
publications which meet the requirements of funding organisations and
institutions where these apply. Wiley Open Access journals are supported
by a network of high-quality journals and societies as well as
internationally-renowned editorial board members.
URL: http://www.wileyopenaccess.com
About the Journal:
Ecology and Evolution is the open access peer reviewed journal for rapid
dissemination of research in all areas of ecology, evolution and
conservation science. Please visit the journal’s website www.ecolevol.org for
further information and future updates.
About the British Ecology Society (BES):
The BES was established in 1913, making it the oldest ecological learned
society in the world. Its many activities include the publication of
five internationally renowned journals, the organisation and sponsorship
of a wide portfolio of meetings, the funding of numerous grant schemes
and far-reaching education and policy work.
URL: http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/
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Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of
information and understanding for more than 200 years, helping people
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and its acquired companies have published the works of more than 450
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