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{{Infobox journal

| title = Methods in Ecology and Evolution

| cover = [[File:Methods in ecology and evolution 2-2.jpg]]

| discipline = [[Ecology]], [[evolution]]

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

| country = United Kingdom

| licenseopenaccess = Yes

| license =

| editor = Robert Freckleton

| editors = Aaron M. Ellison

| frequency = BimonthlyMonthly

| history = 2010-present2010–present

| impact = 5.09

| impact-year = 20116.6

| impact-year = 5.092022

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

| link1 = httphttps://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111toc/%28ISSN%292041-210X2041210x/currentissuecurrent

| link1-name = Online access

| link2 = httphttps://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%292041-210Xloi/issues2041210x

| link2-name = Online archive

| ISSN = 2041-210X

| OCLC = 643796707

| abbreviation = Methods Ecol. Evol.

}}

'''''Methods in Ecology and Evolution''''' is a monthly [[Peer review|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]]. ''Methods in Ecology and Evolution''It is onlypublished availableby online.[[Wiley-Blackwell]] Accordingon tobehalf theof 2011the ''[[JournalBritish CitationEcological ReportsSociety]]'', and the journal[[editors-in-chief]] wasare ranked[[Aaron 15thM. outEllison]] of([[Harvard 131University]]), journals[[Natalie inCooper]] the([[Natural categoryHistory "Ecology".<ref name=WoS>{{cite bookMuseum, London|year=2012Natural |chapter=JournalsHistory RankedMuseum]]), by[[Nicolas Impact: Ecology |title=2011Lecomte]] ([[JournalUniversité Citationde ReportsMoncton]]), and |publisher=[[ThomsonHuijie ReutersQiao]] |edition=Science([[Chinese |accessdate=2012-09-18 |work=WebAcademy of Science |postscript=Sciences]]).}}</ref>

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'' publishes methodological papers from all areas of ecology and evolution, including statistical and theoretical methods, methods in [[phylogenetics]], and [[field work|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>

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, the journal 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>

==See also==

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

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

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

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

==References==

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[[Category:British Ecological Society academic journals]]

[[Category:English-language journals]]

[[Category:BimonthlyMonthly journals]]

[[Category:Research methods journals]]