Journal of Biogeography

The Journal of Biogeography is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in biogeography that was established in 1974. It covers aspects of spatial, ecological, and historical biogeography. The founding editor-in-chief was David Watts, followed by John Flenley (1936-2018),[1] Philip Stott (1987-2004), Robert J. Whittaker (2004-2015), and Peter Linder (University of Zurich; 2015–2019). As of early 2023, the editor-in-chief was Michael N Dawson (University of California, Merced).

Journal of Biogeography
DisciplineBiogeography
LanguageEnglish
Edited byMichael N Dawson
Publication details
History1974–present
Publisher
FrequencyMonthly
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4J. Biogeogr.
Indexing
CODENJBIODN
ISSN0305-0270 (print)
1365-2699 (web)
LCCN75640198
OCLC no.45446950
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In 2023, most editors and the editor-in-chief have resigned protesting that the publisher "seemed to emphasize cost-cutting and margins over good editorial practice".[2]

Abstracting and indexing

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The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

References

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  1. ^ Bush, Mark B.; Whittaker, Robert J.; Morley, Robert J. (April 2019). "In Memoriam: John Roger Flenley". Journal of Biogeography. 46 (4): 831–832. doi:10.1111/jbi.13539.
  2. ^ Kincaid, Ellie (2023-07-20). "Journal editors resign, strike in dispute with Wiley over "business model that maximises profit"". Retrieved 2023-07-21.
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