Ecological Modelling
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Aims & Scope
The journal is concerned with the use of mathematical models and systems analysis for the description of ecological processes and for the sustainable management of resources. Human activity and well-being are dependent on and integrated with the functioning of ecosystems and the services they provide. We aim to understand these basic ecosystem functions using mathematical and conceptual modelling, systems analysis, thermodynamics, computer simulations, and ecological theory. This leads to a preference for process-based models embedded in theory with explicit causative agents as opposed to strictly statistical or correlative descriptions. These modelling methods can be applied to a wide spectrum of issues ranging from basic ecology to human ecology to socio-ecological systems. The journal welcomes research articles, short communications, review articles, letters to the editor, book reviews, and other communications. The journal also supports the activities of the [International Society of Ecological Modelling (ISEM)](http://www.isemna.org/).
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisEcological Modelling (acronym: ecomod, abbr: ECOL. MODELL, ISSN: 0304-3800) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Environmental Science, published by Elsevier in Netherlands since 1975. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.859 (Q1), an H-index of 197.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 11.4周, a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 249 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,241 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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