Ecology publishes articles that report on the basic elements of ecological research. Emphasis is placed on concise, clear articles documenting important ecological phenomena. The journal publishes a broad array of research that includes a rapidly expanding envelope of subject matter, techniques, approaches, and concepts: paleoecology through present-day phenomena; evolutionary, population, physiological, community, and ecosystem ecology, as well as biogeochemistry; inclusive of descriptive, comparative, experimental, mathematical, statistical, and interdisciplinary approaches.

《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1920年，刊期Monthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE、SCI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 2区，小类学科：生态学 2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6.431，平均审稿速度约3.0个月。