The Journal of Ecological Society is a peer-reviewed, Gold Open-Access, international scholarly journal available in the online form. Our aim is to offer research, analysis, and perspectives in the field of ecological conservation and management of natural resources, to scientists and civil society. The journal invites authors to submit research papers and essays which showcase a variety of perspectives in this domain and invites contributions that employ an interdisciplinary approach with a strong scientific analysis.

The Journal is unique since we offer a 'Research' section for the research and academic communities, and an 'Article' section that aims to unravel issues of sustainable development to civil society.    

The subjects of interest are (but are not limited to) ecosystems, nature services, natural resources, land use, environmental economics, arguments for change, recommendations in policies, implications of urbanization, and issues arising from man-nature interactions.

The Journal continues to cater to a wide variety of audiences ranging from civil society in general to researchers and practitioners in this field. While scientific rigor is expected in the research papers, essays and short pieces based on opinions and perspectives will be encouraged.

The journal accepts articles throughout the year. Upon completion of the review and acceptance process, the article is immediately published online. Articles can be submitted via the "Submit manuscript" button. 

Co-Editors-in-Chief

Swati Gole, PhD. Chairperson, Ecological Society, Pune.  
Aparna Watve, PhD. Founder Trustee Biome Consultants, IUCN SSC Red List Coordinator for Western Ghats Plant Specialists Group.

Associate Editors
Gurudas Nulkar, PhD. Trustee Ecological Society; Member Secretary CCP, Pune International Centre; Adjunct faculty, Symbiosis International University.  

Editorial Board

Prof. S.D.Mahajan, Former Head of Botany Department, Shivaji University
Vishwas Sawarkar, Former Director, Wildlife Institute of India, Member, Steering Committee, Conservation of Tigers, co-Predators and Prey, Govt. of Maharashtra at Forest Service
Himanshu Kulkarni, PhD. Founder Director, ACWADAM, Adjunct Faculty, Center for Public Affairs & Critical Theory, Shiv Nadar University.
Sanjeev Nalavade, PhD. Former Head of Geography Department, Fergusson College
Girish Sohani, Principal Advisor & Trustee, BAIF. 
Mandar Datar, PhD. Scientist, Agharkar Research Institute. 

Editorial Assistance

Suhas Sapatnekar
Smitha Sanjeev Naik

Structure of the Journal

The Journal accepts the following types of articles for publication:

• Research articles – These will be typically up to 6000 words, based on a strong methodology on a subject of interest for the Journal. Research articles are subjected to a peer review process.

• Essays, opinion pieces – These are shorter and could be up to 3000 words. We seek essays which analyze, elucidate or present a perspective on topics of interest to the journal. These will be subjected to an open review by the editorial team.

• Notes & communication – Short pieces not exceeding 1500 words on field observations, and other pieces of interest are invited. Submissions to this section are reviewed.

Referencing for all the above submissions – Please use the APA referencing style. Refer to these sites https://www.library.cornell.edu/research/citation/apa

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Submission checklist

Submissions are accepted throughout the year in electronic form as a WORD document only. We do not accept PDF formats. Please ensure your submissions meet the following editorial requirements. One WORD document must be submitted. The document should have this sequence:

• Page 1 : Title of the paper – a short title that aptly describes the central theme of the paper.

• Page 2 : Author names with one author designated as the corresponding author. Email, postal address and telephone numbers of all authors. Affiliation of each author to an organization. A short profile of each author (not more than 50 words each). Include ORCID ID if available. 

• Page 3: Abstract of not more than 150 words. Six keywords to represent the subject(s) of interest in the article.

  • If applicable, a statement/acknowledgment of the funding agency.

  • Any other acknowledgments.

• Next pages: The main paper with numbered pages in sequence.

• Note: All diagrams, tables, figures, photographs should be in their place within the paper.

• Note : Author names will only be mentioned on Page 2 of the document and may not be typed anywhere else in the document.

Ethical guidelines for authors

The following guidelines apply to all authors of any type of submission.

• The journal expects that author(s) submit original work which does not infringe on the intellectual rights of any other person or organization. Upon acceptance, the authors will provide a signed statement to this effect.

• It is the responsibility of the author(s) to ensure the correctness and accuracy of data in their work.

• The submission must cite all relevant publications. Information obtained privately must be fully cited with the permission of that party. The journal will utilize open-source plagiarism checking engines to verify the submission for originality.

• Author(s) must follow national and internationally accepted procedures governing experimentation on humans and animals. Research reported in the paper must be ethical and responsible and in compliance with all relevant legislation.

• Where applicable, the author(s) must provide information about the funding of the research.

• Where figures, diagrams, or photographs are used from copyrighted sources the author(s) must obtain written permission from the publisher of the journal, book or website for use in their work. An appropriate credit line should be included at the figure or table and full publication information should be included in the reference list.

All articles published in the Journal of Ecological Society are made permanently available online to anyone, anywhere, at any time with no subscription or access fee being charged. The Ecological Society may also publish a printed copy of the journal for circulation. In both cases, copyright is retained by the author. 

When publishing in the Journal of Ecological Society authors retain their copyright. We publish articles under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.

Under this license, users can :

• Share the material, copy and redistribute in any medium or format
• Adapt the material, remix, transform and build upon it
• Users must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. Users may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses the use of the material.
• Users may use the material for any purpose, even commercially.

The authors are encouraged to place their articles on their own institutional or public domain repositories for greater visibility.

Publication Fees

The Journal of Ecological Society does not charge any publication or author processing fees.

The Ecological Society was founded in 1982 by the visionary ecologist Prakash Gole. The Ecological Society’s mission is to promote ecological understanding of nature conservation; to design & conduct education programs to build capabilities of restoration & nature conservation projects; undertake studies for the conservation, management & restoration of our natural resources & to plan & implement field projects in both rural & urban areas setting up model units where economic planning & ecological conservation complement each other & form a viable development model to be emulated in future. Ecological society will participate actively in advocacy for awareness across rural and urban areas.

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