Journal of Ecology publishes original research papers on all aspects of the ecology of plants (including algae), in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. We do not publish papers concerned solely with cultivated plants and agricultural ecosystems. Studies of plant communities, populations or individual species are accepted, as well as studies of the interactions between plants and animals, fungi or bacteria, providing they focus on the ecology of the plants.

We aim to bring important work using any ecological approach (including molecular techniques) to a wide international audience and therefore only publish papers with strong and ecological messages that advance our understanding of ecological principles.

《Journal Of Ecology》是一本由WILEY出版商出版的专业环境科学与生态学期刊，该刊创刊于1913年，刊期Bimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCI、SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：环境科学与生态学 1区，小类学科：生态学 1区；植物科学 1区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖生态学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外生态学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为6.381，平均审稿速度约3.0个月。