Ecological Restoration

Applied Science, Practice, and Human Connections for Restoring Ecosystems

Editor: Scott R. Abella, University of Nevada Las Vegas; Natural Resource Conservation LLC, abellaNRC@gmail.com
Associate Editor: Tabby H. Fenn, Rutgers University
Managing Editor: David Robertson, Rutgers University
Abstracts Editor and Contributor: Elena S. Tartaglia, Rutgers University

ISSN: 1543-4060, e-ISSN: 1543-4079
Published four times per year

Ecological Restoration is a forum for people advancing the science and practice of restoration ecology. It is an applied science journal featuring the technical and ecological aspects of restoring habitats, as well as collaborations between restorationists and other professions (e.g., fire and water managers, engineers, and architects), land-use policy, the role of education, and more.

This quarterly publication includes peer-reviewed science articles, perspectives and notes, book reviews, abstracts of restoration ecology progress published elsewhere, and announcements of scientific and professional meetings.

Ecological Restoration is an official partner journal of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER).

2023 Clarivate Journal Citation Reports Impact Factor: 2.30

Awards

2015 Communications Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects

Join Our Community of Manuscript Reviewers

We are a peer-reviewed journal and every submission receives a careful evaluation from knowledgeable scientists or practitioners of restoration. As our field grows and the number of submissions rises, we have an urgent need for more manuscript reviewers. We particularly need specialists in grassland ecology, coastal ecology, and soil processes, but welcome new partners from any area of restoration.

If you would like to be considered as a reviewer for Ecological Restoration, please complete our survey.

Call for Papers

Ecological Restoration seeks applied science manuscripts across its unique range of article types: Research Articles reporting original research; Restoration Notes reporting smaller studies or innovative technical developments and concepts; Case Studies presenting lessons learned from a particular project, location, or topical analysis; Perspectives that analyze and advance approaches or new ideas in restoration; Status of Knowledge Reviews which synthesize data on topics of broad interest in restoration or restoration efforts in particular regions; and Practitioner Highlights which showcase achievements of influential restorationists or groups. The editor, Scott Abella, is also looking for opportunities for Themed Sections bringing together submissions of 2-6 manuscripts organized around particular restoration topics or regions. Please see the submission guidelines section and recent editorials in 2024 in issue 42(3) and in 2025 in 43(2) and 43(3) for discussion of new article types added to the journal as well as articles connecting natural history with restoration. For more information or questions on manuscript suitability, contact the editorial staff at ERjournal@uwpress.wisc.edu.

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Order through the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) at the same time you renew your membership and receive a special discount rate.

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