Join the Behavioral Ecology author community

Behavioral Ecology is a broad-based journal covering studies on the whole range of behaving organisms and is dedicated to bringing together significant work on all aspects of the subject.

Learn more about the journal and discover the many reasons why you should join Behavioral Ecology’s author community.

Journal Reach

• Behavioral Ecology is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, two recognized organizations committed to advancing knowledge and publishing the highest quality research.
• The journal has a global social media presence, with over 10,000 followers on both Twitter and Facebook.

Highly Reputable

• Behavioral Ecology is a not-for-profit journal. Our philosophy and review process is aligned with academic rigor and supports our commitment of publishing quality science that furthers the field.
• Behavioral Ecology is a peer-reviewed journal supported by a rigorous editorial process to ensure it publishes only the highest quality research. Clear author guidelines to support authors are available here, while wider author support is available via the Oxford University Press Author Resource Centre. 
• Committed to high standards of ethics in publishing. The Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) membership.
• Indexed in three Web of Science categories: Zoology, Behavioral Science, and Ecology.
• The journal is managed by a distinguished and highly international editorial board, who are recruited for their expertise in their respective fields. They ensure the journal publishes high quality content and is a welcoming publishing outlet for authors.

Promotion of your work

• One Editor’s Choice article is selected by the Editor-in-Chief from each issue. The papers selected are those of outstanding quality and interest and are published free to access. 
• Publicity for your work on Behavioral Ecology's social media channels (Twitter and Facebook).
• By publishing with us, your work could be included in future virtual issue collections, furthering the reach of your paper.
• Article-level metrics, including Altmetrics and Dimensions data, are available for all articles published in the journal so you can see the impact of your work. Find out more here.

Range of content

• Behavioral Ecology publishes original articles, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of the behavioral ecology field, encompassing both empirical and theoretical work. 

Open Access Opportunities

• Behavioral Ecology authors can publish open access (OA). The cost of publishing OA may be covered under a Read and Publish agreement between our publisher, OUP, and the corresponding author’s institution. Learn more about open access charges and licences here.
• Alternatively, authors have the option to publish for free under a standard (non-Open Access) licence. Papers become free to read after twelve months.
• Open access broadens the reach of your article as it will be freely available online immediately upon publication. Anyone, not just those with a subscription, can read your work. News outlets can easily reference your research to contribute to important stories, and social media users can find and share your article, widening the potential audience.

Ready to submit?

Visit our author guidelines page and submission site to learn how to publish your latest paper with us. We look forward to partnering with you and your research.