Biological Invasions
Submission guidelines
Instructions for Authors
Paper Categories
Biological Invasions publishes research and synthesis papers on patterns and processes of biological invasions in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine (including brackish) ecosystems. Also of interest are scholarly papers on management and policy issues as they relate to conservation programs and the global amelioration or control of invasions. The journal will consider proposals for special issues resulting from conferences or workshops on invasions.
Paper categories
ORIGINAL PAPERS
Novel empirical and theoretical research on topics in invasion biology, such as ecological consequences of invasions (including changes in community and ecosystem structure and processes), factors that influence transport, establishment, and spread of invasions, mechanisms that control the abundance and distribution of invasive species, biogeography, genetics of invaders (as genetics casts light on processes and pathways of invasions), dispersal vectors, evolutionary consequences of invasions in both historical and geological time, innovative management techniques, and analytical syntheses and overviews of invasive biotas. Authors must, in their cover letters, explain how the reported research is novel and exciting.
PERSPECTIVES, PARADIGMS, AND SYNTHESES
Overviews of policies on invasion management; perspectives on invasions and paradigms of invasion biology; syntheses of literature reports. Prospective authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief about suitability of proposed topics.
REVIEWS
Synthetic, timely reviews of topics in invasion biology for which there is a substantial literature. Prospective authors must contact the Editor-in-Chief about suitability of proposed review topic.
INVASION NOTES
Short reports (10 manuscript pages including cover page, less than 25 references, figures, and tables) of new and particularly noteworthy invasions, important changes in status or range of existing invasions, novel and promising techniques for managing particular invasions, evidence on an invasion pathway of particular interest, and the like. A note simply reporting a new species in a new location would not merit publication as an Invasion Note. Invasion Notes are not full research papers and must have (a) an abstract of one short paragraph, (b) a short introductory paragraph explaining the context of the note, (c) the reported information, and (d) a brief discussion of the significance of the note.
ELTON REVIEW
The Elton Review series in Biological Invasions is named in recognition of Charles Elton, whose 1958 monograph, The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants, called attention to the scope and impacts of invasions. These invited in-depth reviews are written by leading scientists engaged in exciting, groundbreaking research, and we encourage a personal perspective with provocative discussion. Although relevant older work should be discussed, an Elton Review should be less an exercise in literature documentation and rather a forum for synthesizing and presenting ideas to advance the field. A typical Elton Review is 6000 - 8000 words long, with up to 150 references and 8 figures. Prospective authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief about suitability of proposed topics. Examples can be found on the journal homepage
FLASHPOINTS
Flashpoints are invited paired contributions published together on substantial disputes, knowledge gaps, or controversies over invasion biology, management, or policy. Authors may propose a topic and, if accepted, the editors will invite an appropriate respondent. These short articles (1500 words or less, maximum of 25 citations) are intended to generate significant dialogue among researchers, managers, and policy makers and to shed light on specific or interdisciplinary aspects of biological invasions. Authors may submit short rebuttals to the original articles of no more than 300 words long. Rebuttals will be published simultaneously with no further comment from the authors. Prospective authors should contact the Editor-in-Chief about suitability of proposed topics. Examples can be found on the journal homepage
ALIEN FLORAS AND FAUNAS
This section includes papers that provide information on complete alien floras or faunas of large regions, such as countries, with clearly described criteria used to assess the species’ status as casual, naturalized, or invasive. The papers typically contain information on the structure of the studied alien flora or fauna, in terms of geographic origin, life histories, invaded habitat, time of introduction or introduction pathways, accompanied by an analysis of basic patterns of alien species richness, diversity, or impacts, as well as factors underlying variation in these characteristics. Full species lists with relevant available information must be published with the paper as electronic supplementary material. Examples can be found on the journal homepage
BOOK REVIEWS
To be solicited by the Editor-in-Chief.
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Additional instructions
Paper Length
Papers must be concise and well written. While there are no specific page or word limits for any paper category except Invasion Notes, as a guide the average original paper contains approximately 8,000 words. Longer papers may be considered if the information justifies the length.
General Instructions
1) Biological Invasions is read by specialists in invasion biology. Introductory material pointing to the general importance of invasions is unnecessary and inappropriate.
2) Authors must submit, with their manuscripts, names and e-mail addresses of 4 unbiased, expert potential referees who have not previously read the manuscript. Authors may submit names of potential referees that they request not be used and may also request a particular handling editor.
Author Cover Letter
Upon submission authors should include the cover letter at the beginning of their manuscript.
Paper Length
Papers must be concise and well written. While there are no specific page or word limits for any paper category except Invasion Notes, as a guide the average original paper contains approximately 8,000 words. Longer papers may be considered if the information justifies the length.
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