# Austral Ecology > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austral_Ecology > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Austral_Ecology.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral_Ecology > Source revision: 1355148168 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Peer-reviewed scientific journal Academic journal Austral Ecology Discipline Ecology Language English Edited by Nigel Andrew Publication details Former name Australian Journal of Ecology History 1976–present Publisher Wiley Frequency 8/year Impact factor 2.087 (2020) Standard abbreviations ISO 4 (alt) · Bluebook (alt) NLM (alt) · MathSciNet (alt ) ISO 4 Austral Ecol. Indexing CODEN (alt · alt2) · JSTOR (alt) · LCCN (alt) MIAR · NLM (alt) · Scopus · W&L ISSN 1442-9985 (print) 1442-9993 (web) LCCN 00252609 OCLC no. 928324250 Links Journal homepage ***Austral Ecology: A Journal of Ecology in the Southern Hemisphere*** is a [peer-reviewed](/source/Peer-reviewed) [scientific journal](/source/Scientific_journal) covering research related to the [ecology](/source/Ecology) of land, marine, and freshwater systems in the [Southern Hemisphere](/source/Southern_Hemisphere). It is published by [Wiley](/source/Wiley_(publisher)) and is the official journal of the [Ecological Society of Australia](/source/Ecological_Society_of_Australia). The journal addresses the commonality between [ecosystems](/source/Ecosystem) in Australia and many parts of southern Africa, South America, New Zealand, and Oceania. For example, many species in the unique [biotas](/source/Biota_(ecology)) of these regions share common [Gondwana](/source/Gondwana) ancestors. The journal was established in 1976 as *Australian Journal of Ecology*, obtaining its current name in 2000. As of 2017[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Austral_Ecology&action=edit), the [editor-in-chief](/source/Editor-in-chief) is Nigel Andrew ([University of New England](/source/University_of_New_England_(Australia)), New South Wales, Australia). The Michael Bull prize, named after a long-time editor, is awarded yearly for the best student-led paper published in the journal. ## Manuscript types The journal publishes the following article types: - Invited Reviews - Reviews - Research Articles - Research Notes - Forum - Ecological Toolkit - Natural History Notes ## Editors-in-chief The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal: [1][2] - D.J. Anderson (1976–1978) - R.L. Kitching (1979–1981) - I.R. Noble (1982–1984) - A. Butler, H. Heatwole, R.J. Whelan (1985–1987) - M. Bull, D. O'Dowd, R.J. Whelan (1988–1989) - M. Bull, P. Fairweather, D. O'Dowd (1990–1992) - D. Ayre, M. Bull, J. Ludwig (1993) - M. Bull, P. Fairweather, J. Ludwig (1994–1995) - P. Fairweather, J. Ludwig, S. McIntyre (1996) - M. Bull, J. Landsberg, S. McIntyre (1997) - M. Bull (1998–2017) - N.R. Andrew (2018–present) ## Abstracting and indexing The journal is abstracted and indexed in: - [AGRICOLA](/source/AGRICOLA)[3] - [Biological Abstracts](/source/Biological_Abstracts)[4] - [BIOSIS Previews](/source/BIOSIS_Previews)[5] - [CAB Abstracts](/source/CAB_Abstracts)[6] - [Current Contents](/source/Current_Contents)/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences[5] - [EBSCO databases](/source/EBSCO_Information_Services)[7] - [GEOBASE](/source/GEOBASE)[8] - [ProQuest databases](/source/ProQuest)[7] - [Science Citation Index](/source/Science_Citation_Index)[5] - [The Zoological Record](/source/The_Zoological_Record)[5] According to the *[Journal Citation Reports](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports)*, the journal has a 2020 [impact factor](/source/Impact_factor) of 2.087.[9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["A brief history of the Society"](https://www.ecolsoc.org.au/about-us/brief-history-society). *Ecological Society of Australia*. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2019-06-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Austral Ecology"](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14429993). *Wiley Online Library*. Retrieved 2019-06-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-AGRICOLA_3-0)** ["Journals Indexed in AGRICOLA"](https://www.nal.usda.gov/agricola). *[AGRICOLA](/source/AGRICOLA)*. [United States National Agricultural Library](/source/United_States_National_Agricultural_Library). Retrieved 2019-06-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-BA_4-0)** ["Biological Abstracts - Journal List"](http://mjl.clarivate.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=BA). *Intellectual Property & Science*. [Clarivate Analytics](/source/Clarivate_Analytics). Retrieved 2019-06-17. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ISI_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ISI_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ISI_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ISI_5-3) ["Master Journal List"](http://mjl.clarivate.com/). *Intellectual Property & Science*. [Clarivate Analytics](/source/Clarivate_Analytics). Retrieved 2019-06-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-CABAB_6-0)** ["Serials cited"](http://www.cabi.org/publishing-products/online-information-resources/cab-abstracts/). *[CAB Abstracts](/source/CAB_Abstracts)*. [CABI](/source/CABI_(organisation)). Retrieved 2019-06-17. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MIAR_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MIAR_7-1) ["Austral Ecology"](https://miar.ub.edu/issn/1442-9985). *[MIAR: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals](/source/MIAR%3A_Information_Matrix_for_the_Analysis_of_Journals)*. [University of Barcelona](/source/University_of_Barcelona). Retrieved 2019-06-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-GEOBASE_8-0)** ["Content/Database Overview - GEOBASE Source List"](https://www.elsevier.com/online-tools/engineering-village/contentdatabase-overview). *Engineering Village*. [Elsevier](/source/Elsevier). Retrieved 2019-06-17. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-WoS_9-0)** "Austral Ecology". [*2020 Journal Citation Reports*](/source/Journal_Citation_Reports). [Web of Science](/source/Web_of_Science) (Science ed.). [Clarivate Analytics](/source/Clarivate_Analytics). 2021. ## External links - [Official website](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14429993) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Austral Ecology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral_Ecology) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral_Ecology?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.