| Discipline | Ecology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Rafael D. Zenni |
| Publication details | |
Former name | Australian Journal of Ecology |
| History | 1976–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Continuous publication with monthly issues |
| Hybrid | |
| 1.6 (2025) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Austral Ecol. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1442-9985 (print) 1442-9993 (web) |
| LCCN | 00252609 |
| OCLC no. | 928324250 |
| Links | |
Austral Ecology: A Journal of Ecology in the Southern Hemisphere is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering fundamental and applied ecology in terrestrial, marine, and freshwater systems, with a particular focus on the Southern Hemisphere. It publishes experimental, observational and theoretical research, including studies of ecological processes shared among regions. The journal is published by Wiley and is an official journal of the Ecological Society of Australia.
Established in 1976 as Australian Journal of Ecology, it adopted its current name in 2000. Its editor-in-chief is Rafael D. Zenni (Federal University of Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil).
The journal publishes the following article types:
The following persons are or have been editor-in-chief of the journal:
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2025 impact factor of 1.6 and CiteScore of 3.3.