Folia Oecologica

Folia Oecologica (eISSN: 1338-7014; pISSN: 1336-5266) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal published by the Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences.

The journal publishes original research articles, review papers, and short communications focusing on forest ecology and related environmental sciences. Its primary aim is to advance scientific understanding of ecological processes, patterns, and interactions within forest ecosystems and other terrestrial ecosystems where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous vegetation occur.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

• forest ecology and ecosystem functioning
• biodiversity, species interactions, and community ecology
• ecosystem processes, productivity, and nutrient cycling
• forest dynamics, disturbance ecology, and succession
• conservation biology and nature conservation
• environmental change, climate change impacts, and ecosystem resilience
• ecological restoration and sustainable ecosystem management
• landscape ecology and spatial ecological processes
• applied ecology and ecological monitoring
• methodological advances relevant to ecological research.

The journal welcomes studies from all geographic regions and encourages interdisciplinary approaches that contribute to ecological theory, methodological development, and evidence-based management and conservation practices. Manuscripts should clearly identify a knowledge gap and demonstrate how the presented findings advance understanding of ecological systems, processes, or management challenges. Submissions undergo independent peer review by at least two reviewers.

The journal is intended for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers working in ecology, environmental sciences, forestry, biodiversity conservation, and related disciplines.

Why subscribe and read

• An international journal, Folia Oecologica, previously known as Folia dendrologica, has extended its scientific scope to include more complex ecological issues. Its complete archive of past issues is available upon request.
• It provides readers with the current advacement in theoretical and applied ecology around the world, a topic that has taken on increasing importance worldwide.
• The editorial team aims to steadily improve the scientific value of the journal.
• A journal with over 50 years of publishing history. First published in 1974.

Why submit

• Fair peer review.
• There is a strong support of the Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences as the journal publisher for the issuing of the journal.
• Used Open Access Publishing model enables to all users free access to full-text papers, which is expected to give benefit to scientists‘ co-operation and to increase impact of the published articles.
• Inland and foreign scientists are encouraged to contribute to the advacement of the ecological disciplines through the publication in the journal Folia Oecologica.