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17 Jan 2024 Copernicus Publications launches ROR integration for corresponding authors

Copernicus Publications started using the Research Organization Registry (ROR) database as the framework to assign institutional identifiers to corresponding authors in order to disambiguate affiliations listed on a published article and greatly enhancing the reporting capabilities to all academic stakeholders. Please read more.

17 Jan 2024 Copernicus Publications launches ROR integration for corresponding authors

Copernicus Publications started using the Research Organization Registry (ROR) database as the framework to assign institutional identifiers to corresponding authors in order to disambiguate affiliations listed on a published article and greatly enhancing the reporting capabilities to all academic stakeholders. Please read more.

30 Jun 2023 Release of journal metrics 2022

The journal metrics 2022 were released. Please find further information on the journal metrics page.

30 Jun 2023 Release of journal metrics 2022

The journal metrics 2022 were released. Please find further information on the journal metrics page.

27 Jun 2023 Referee nomination improved

To offer our journal editors a better service and an improved experience in our online system, we have significantly improved the referee nomination tool in our review system Copernicus Office Editor. Experience more and take a look.

27 Jun 2023 Referee nomination improved

To offer our journal editors a better service and an improved experience in our online system, we have significantly improved the referee nomination tool in our review system Copernicus Office Editor. Experience more and take a look.

14 Feb 2023 Journal website facelift

In the coming days and weeks, readers of our journals will experience a facelift of our websites. Read more about the background.

14 Feb 2023 Journal website facelift

In the coming days and weeks, readers of our journals will experience a facelift of our websites. Read more about the background.

24 Nov 2022 The BIODESERT survey: assessing the impacts of grazing on the structure and functioning of global drylands

The authors introduce the BIODESERT survey, the first systematic field survey devoted to evaluating the joint impacts of grazing by domestic livestock and climate on the structure and functioning of dryland ecosystems worldwide.

24 Nov 2022 The BIODESERT survey: assessing the impacts of grazing on the structure and functioning of global drylands

The authors introduce the BIODESERT survey, the first systematic field survey devoted to evaluating the joint impacts of grazing by domestic livestock and climate on the structure and functioning of dryland ecosystems worldwide.

28 Jun 2022 Release of journal metrics 2021

The journal metrics 2021 were released and the current numbers are available from the journal metrics overview.

28 Jun 2022 Release of journal metrics 2021

The journal metrics 2021 were released and the current numbers are available from the journal metrics overview.

25 Feb 2022 Welcome to Ricardo Rocha as a new subject editor for WE

Web Ecology is happy to announce the addition of a new subject editor to our editorial board. Ricardo Rocha is a conservation scientist, with a holistic interest in applied ecology and a profound desire to contribute to a healthy publishing environment.

25 Feb 2022 Welcome to Ricardo Rocha as a new subject editor for WE

Web Ecology is happy to announce the addition of a new subject editor to our editorial board. Ricardo Rocha is a conservation scientist, with a holistic interest in applied ecology and a profound desire to contribute to a healthy publishing environment.

23 Dec 2021 Web Ecology welcomes Erinne Stirling as a new subject editor

Web Ecology is happy to announce the addition of a new subject editor to our editorial board. Dr. Erinne Stirling is an Australian postdoctoral fellow at Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, China, and visiting research fellow at the Acid Sulfate Soils Centre, The University of Adelaide, Australia.

23 Dec 2021 Web Ecology welcomes Erinne Stirling as a new subject editor

Web Ecology is happy to announce the addition of a new subject editor to our editorial board. Dr. Erinne Stirling is an Australian postdoctoral fellow at Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Zhejiang University, China, and visiting research fellow at the Acid Sulfate Soils Centre, The University of Adelaide, Australia.

21 Dec 2021 Season's greetings from Copernicus and review deadline extensions

At the end of the year, we would like to express our deep gratitude for our collaboration with all editors, referees, and authors in 2021. Please take a look at our Christmas card. Since our virtual office is closed from 23 Dec to 2 Jan and a significant number of editors and referees pause their work over the Christmas days, we extended all journal review deadlines: deadlines expiring shortly before or over Christmas have been extended to the week after and deadlines expiring after Christmas or over New Year have been extended to after New Year’s Day. Season's greetings and a happy New Year. Please stay healthy.

21 Dec 2021 Season's greetings from Copernicus and review deadline extensions

At the end of the year, we would like to express our deep gratitude for our collaboration with all editors, referees, and authors in 2021. Please take a look at our Christmas card. Since our virtual office is closed from 23 Dec to 2 Jan and a significant number of editors and referees pause their work over the Christmas days, we extended all journal review deadlines: deadlines expiring shortly before or over Christmas have been extended to the week after and deadlines expiring after Christmas or over New Year have been extended to after New Year’s Day. Season's greetings and a happy New Year. Please stay healthy.

30 Jun 2021 Update of journal metrics

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the journal metrics overview.

30 Jun 2021 Update of journal metrics

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the journal metrics overview.

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30 Jun 2020 Update of journal metrics

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the metrics box on the left-hand side.

30 Jun 2020 Update of journal metrics

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the metrics box on the left-hand side.

28 Apr 2020 Meet our new Subject Editor, Alexandra Rodríguez

Web Ecology has appointed Dr. Alexandra Rodríguez as a new Subject Editor. Dr. Rodríguez is an ecosystem ecologist with more than 15 years of experience in biogeochemistry, ecosystem functioning, plant–microbe–soil interactions, and global change. Her first article was published by Web Ecology in 2007, with the title "Influence of legumes on N cycling in a heathland in northwest Spain".

28 Apr 2020 Meet our new Subject Editor, Alexandra Rodríguez

Web Ecology has appointed Dr. Alexandra Rodríguez as a new Subject Editor. Dr. Rodríguez is an ecosystem ecologist with more than 15 years of experience in biogeochemistry, ecosystem functioning, plant–microbe–soil interactions, and global change. Her first article was published by Web Ecology in 2007, with the title "Influence of legumes on N cycling in a heathland in northwest Spain".

08 Apr 2020 Scientists' warning on endangered food webs

Growing human pressure is pushing entire ecosystems outside of their safe zones, threatening the long-term functioning of the ecosystems that make our planet habitable and accelerating the spread of diseases and invasive species.

08 Apr 2020 Scientists' warning on endangered food webs

Growing human pressure is pushing entire ecosystems outside of their safe zones, threatening the long-term functioning of the ecosystems that make our planet habitable and accelerating the spread of diseases and invasive species.

24 Jun 2019 Update of journal metrics

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the metrics box on the left-hand side.

24 Jun 2019 Update of journal metrics

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the metrics box on the left-hand side.

29 May 2019 Publish your video abstract

A video abstract is a short video statement providing authors with the opportunity to present background information about their findings and to showcase their research activities to a wider audience.

29 May 2019 Publish your video abstract

A video abstract is a short video statement providing authors with the opportunity to present background information about their findings and to showcase their research activities to a wider audience.

27 Nov 2018 Full-text html workflow comes along with mobile-optimized journal websites

Copernicus Publications recently launched its full-text HTML workflow and optimized the WE website for mobile devices. Thereby, the user experience is significantly enhanced when reading WE articles.

27 Nov 2018 Full-text html workflow comes along with mobile-optimized journal websites

Copernicus Publications recently launched its full-text HTML workflow and optimized the WE website for mobile devices. Thereby, the user experience is significantly enhanced when reading WE articles.

05 Nov 2018 Copernicus Publications signed Enabling FAIR Data Commitment Statement in the Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences and updated data policy and author guidelines

Data underpinning any research finding should be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) ? not only for humans, but also for machines. Therefore, Copernicus Publications requests that such data are available upon publication of an article.

05 Nov 2018 Copernicus Publications signed Enabling FAIR Data Commitment Statement in the Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences and updated data policy and author guidelines

Data underpinning any research finding should be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) ? not only for humans, but also for machines. Therefore, Copernicus Publications requests that such data are available upon publication of an article.

27 Jun 2018 New Journal Impact Factors released

The latest Journal Citation Reports® have been published by Clarivate Analytics.

27 Jun 2018 New Journal Impact Factors released

The latest Journal Citation Reports® have been published by Clarivate Analytics.

04 Jul 2017 Update of publication policy

The updated publication policy now is extended by the journal's open access statement, its archiving and indexing scheme, and explicit policies on corrections and retractions.

04 Jul 2017 Update of publication policy

The updated publication policy now is extended by the journal's open access statement, its archiving and indexing scheme, and explicit policies on corrections and retractions.

29 Jun 2017 Revision of editors', referees', and authors' obligations

The general obligations for editors, referees, and authors have been revised to give advice for the appropriate handling of literature suggestions.

29 Jun 2017 Revision of editors', referees', and authors' obligations

The general obligations for editors, referees, and authors have been revised to give advice for the appropriate handling of literature suggestions.

15 Jun 2017 WE has received its first Impact Factor

Clarivate Analytics has published the latest Journal Citation Reports®. WE's first Impact Factor is 0.941. Congratulations!

15 Jun 2017 WE has received its first Impact Factor

Clarivate Analytics has published the latest Journal Citation Reports®. WE's first Impact Factor is 0.941. Congratulations!

06 Jun 2017 New licence & copyright agreement

From 6 June onwards, all newly submitted articles, if accepted for publication, will be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

06 Jun 2017 New licence & copyright agreement

From 6 June onwards, all newly submitted articles, if accepted for publication, will be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

06 Jun 2017 New display and citation guidelines for DOIs

To make it as easy as possible for users without technical knowledge to cut and paste or click to share DOIs, CrossRef has changed the display and citation guidelines for DOIs from "doi:10.5194/abcd" to "https://doi.org/10.5194/abcd".

06 Jun 2017 New display and citation guidelines for DOIs

To make it as easy as possible for users without technical knowledge to cut and paste or click to share DOIs, CrossRef has changed the display and citation guidelines for DOIs from "doi:10.5194/abcd" to "https://doi.org/10.5194/abcd".

08 Sep 2016 Geographical distribution of views now available in journal ALMs

Copernicus Publications has extended the article level metrics (ALMs) by showing the geographical distribution of views. This information is available for articles published after 3 August 2016.

08 Sep 2016 Geographical distribution of views now available in journal ALMs

Copernicus Publications has extended the article level metrics (ALMs) by showing the geographical distribution of views. This information is available for articles published after 3 August 2016.

15 Dec 2015 Acknowledgement of WE reviewers

We would like to thank all of our reviewers for their thorough help and support in 2015. Web Ecology publications would not be possible without their assistance.

15 Dec 2015 Acknowledgement of WE reviewers

We would like to thank all of our reviewers for their thorough help and support in 2015. Web Ecology publications would not be possible without their assistance.

29 Oct 2015 Citable video publications for WE authors

In cooperation with the TIB|AV-Portal WE authors can now add short, citable video abstracts and video supplements to their articles.

29 Oct 2015 Citable video publications for WE authors

In cooperation with the TIB|AV-Portal WE authors can now add short, citable video abstracts and video supplements to their articles.

29 Jun 2015 Update data policy

We have updated our data policy: it now also refers to the Data Citation Principles and stresses the necessity of data availability.

29 Jun 2015 Update data policy

We have updated our data policy: it now also refers to the Data Citation Principles and stresses the necessity of data availability.

25 Jun 2015 WE awarded DOAJ Seal

Web Ecology (WE) has received the new DOAJ Seal which recognizes journals with an exceptionally high level of publishing standards and best practice.

25 Jun 2015 WE awarded DOAJ Seal

Web Ecology (WE) has received the new DOAJ Seal which recognizes journals with an exceptionally high level of publishing standards and best practice.

05 Jun 2015 WE now member of COPE

Web Ecology (WE) has become a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and thereby subscribes to the principles of COPE.

05 Jun 2015 WE now member of COPE

Web Ecology (WE) has become a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and thereby subscribes to the principles of COPE.

05 Jun 2015 Website relaunch

The WE website has been given a new look, and the navigation has been adjusted. Further details:

05 Jun 2015 Website relaunch

The WE website has been given a new look, and the navigation has been adjusted. Further details:

24 Nov 2014 WE provides full-text XML

Web Ecology (WE) has started an XML-first workflow and will provide all new articles in full-text XML from now on.

24 Nov 2014 WE provides full-text XML

Web Ecology (WE) has started an XML-first workflow and will provide all new articles in full-text XML from now on.

17 Mar 2014 New opinion paper by E.-D. Schulze published in Web Ecology

The new article by Prof. Dr. E.-D. Schulze, recent winner of the Haeckel Prize of the European Ecological Federation on forest management and biodiversity, has been published in Web Ecology.

17 Mar 2014 New opinion paper by E.-D. Schulze published in Web Ecology

The new article by Prof. Dr. E.-D. Schulze, recent winner of the Haeckel Prize of the European Ecological Federation on forest management and biodiversity, has been published in Web Ecology.

29 Oct 2013 Article level metrics available

Article level metrics (ALMs) comprise a set of easy-to-understand real-time impact indicators that track how an article is read, discussed, or cited.

29 Oct 2013 Article level metrics available

Article level metrics (ALMs) comprise a set of easy-to-understand real-time impact indicators that track how an article is read, discussed, or cited.

13 Aug 2013 Publication ethics

WE has implemented publication ethics in order to guarantee high scientific and ethical standards.

13 Aug 2013 Publication ethics

WE has implemented publication ethics in order to guarantee high scientific and ethical standards.

04 Jun 2013 New data policy

WE has just published its new data policy.

04 Jun 2013 New data policy

WE has just published its new data policy.