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{{infoboxInfobox journal

| title = Methods in Ecology and Evolution

| cover = Methods in ecology and evolution 2-2.jpg

| discipline = [[Methodology]] in [[ecology]] and [[evolution]] <ref name="WB-MEE">{{cite web | url=http://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org/view/0/index.html | title=Methods in Ecology and Evolution &ndash; Home| publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | accessdate=2010-12-20}}</ref>

| publisherdiscipline = [[Wiley-BlackwellEcology]], ([[British Ecological Societyevolution]])

| publisher = [[Wiley-Blackwell]] on behalf of the [[British Ecological Society]]

| country = [[United Kingdom|UK]]

| license = "Non-Free"<ref name="WB-MEE-P">{{cite web | url=http://www.wiley.com/bw/permis.asp?ref=2041-210X&site=1 | title=Methods in Ecology and Evolution &ndash; Permissions &amp; Copyright Information | publisher=Wiley-Blackwell | accessdate=2011-01-17}}</ref>

| openaccess = Yes

| editor = Robert Freckleton<small> (Executive Editor)</small><ref name="BES-MEE-Ed">{{cite web | url=http://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org/view/0/editorialprofiles.html | publisher=British Ecological Society | title=Methods in Ecology and Evolution &ndash; Editorial Board | accessdate=2010-12-20}}</ref>

| license =

| frequency = Quarterly <ref name="WB-MEE-P" />

| editors = Aaron M. Ellison

| history = 2010 to present<ref name="WOL-MEE">{{cite web | url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%292041-210X | title=Methods in Ecology and Evolution &ndash; Wiley Online Library | accessdate=2011-01-17}}</ref>

| frequency = Monthly

| website = http://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org

| history = 2010–present

| impact = Not yet indexed6.6

| impact-year = 2022

| website = http://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org/

| link1 = https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/2041210x/current

| link1-name = Online access

| link2 = https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/loi/2041210x

| link2-name = Online archive

| ISSN = 2041-210X

| OCLC = 643796707

| abbreviation = Methods Ecol. Evol.

}}

'''''Methods in Ecology and Evolution''''' is a monthly [[peer-reviewed]] [[scientific journal]] focused on advancing newcovering [[methodologies]] in [[ecology]] and [[evolution]]. It beganwas publicationestablished in 2010, and is the youngest5th journal of the [[British Ecological Society]],. whichIt alsois ownspublished theby ''[[JournalWiley-Blackwell]] on behalf of Ecologythe [[British Ecological Society]]'', and the ''Journal[[editors-in-chief]] ofare Animal[[Aaron Ecology''M. Ellison]] ([[Harvard University]]), the[[Natalie ''JournalCooper]] of([[Natural AppliedHistory Ecology''Museum, andLondon|Natural History Museum]]), ''[[FunctionalNicolas EcologyLecomte]]''. Unlike([[Université thesede publicationsMoncton]]), ''Methods in Ecology and Evolution''[[Huijie isQiao]] only([[Chinese availableAcademy onlineof Sciences]]).

In June 2022 it was announced that the journal would switch to a full [[open access]] publishing model from January 2023, with all papers submitted to the journal from 6 July 2022 open access on publication.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-08 |title=Methods in Ecology and Evolution to become a fully open access journal |url=https://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/methods-in-ecology-and-evolution-to-become-a-fully-open-access-journal/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=British Ecological Society}}</ref>

==Abstracting and indexing==

''Methods in Ecology and Evolution'' accepts methodological papers from all areas of ecology and evolution, including statistical and theoretical methods, methods in [[phylogenetics]], and [[fieldwork]] methodologies,<ref name="MEE-AAS">{{cite web | url=http://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org/view/0/aimsAndScope.html | publisher=British Ecological Society | title=Methods in Ecology and Evolution &ndash; Aims and Scope | accessdate=2011-01-16}}</ref> and is available to online subscribers via Wiley Online Library.

According to the ''[[Journal Citation Reports]]'', the journal has a 2022 [[impact factor]] of 6.6 .<ref name=WoS>{{cite book |year=2023 |chapter=Methods in Ecology and Evolution |title=2022 Journal Citation Reports |publisher=[[Clarivate]] |edition=Science |series=[[Web of Science]] |title-link=Journal Citation Reports}}</ref>

As well as publishing research papers, ''Methods'' encourages the publication of supplementary material such as computer code, methodological tutorials, and explanatory videos.<ref name="MEE-AAS" /> A regular podcast is produced by the editorial office, in which selected authors are asked to discuss their papers in greater depth.<ref name="MEE-POD">{{cite web | url=http://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org/view/0/podcasts.html | publisher=British Ecological Society | title=Methods in Ecology and Evolution &ndash; Videos and Podcasts | accessdate=2011-01-17}}</ref>

''Methods'' uses online manuscript submission, and all articles are subject to stringent pre-publication peer review.<ref name="MEE-AAS" />

==See also==

* ''[[Journal of Ecology]]''

*''[[Journal of Animal Ecology]]''

* [[Functional Ecology - journal]]

*''[[Journal of Applied Ecology]]''

* ''[[Functional Ecology - (journal)|Functional Ecology]]''

==References==

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== External links ==

* [{{Official website|http://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org/view/0/index.html Methods in Ecology and Evolution Homepage]}}

* Methods in Ecology and Evolution at the [http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/journals_publications/methodsinecologyandevolution/index.php BES] and [http://www.methodsinecologyandevolution.org Wiley-Blackwell]

* [http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mee-besjournals Online manuscript submission and review site]

* [http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/methods-in-ecology-evolution/id407965817 Methods in Ecology and Evolution podcasts] on [[iTunes]]

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