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  • New ESR Editor: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Leonardo Vignoli has joined the ESR Editorial Board as Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 08.04.2024)
  • New CR Editor: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Budong Qian has joined the CR Editorial Board as Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 20.03.2024)
  • New Co-Editor-in-Chief for DAO: We are pleased to announce that Prof. Thomas B. Waltzek has been appointed as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. Together with Co-Editor-in-Chief Prof. Toranzo, he will be providing the journal with a strong scientific leadership team. (Date posted: 31.8.2023)
  • New Editor-in-Chief for DAO: We are pleased to announce that Prof. Alicia E. Toranzo is the new Editor-in-Chief of Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. After many years as Subject Editor, she is taking over her new role from Prof. Steve Feist, who retired earlier this year. (Date posted: 10.7.2023)
  • 2023 ECI and IRPE Prizes in terrestrial ecology: Prof. William (Bill) Sutherland (University of Cambridge) is the 2023 ECI Prize recipient, and Prof. Elise F. Zipkin (Michigan State University) is the 2023 IRPE Prize recipient. Congratulations to both! (Date posted: 9.5.2023)
  • New MEPS Editor: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Oscar Gaggiotti has joined the MEPS Editorial Board as Contributing Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 14.02.2023)
  • IR supports young researchers: Inter-Research is happy to support the UK & Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society for Marine Mammalogy at their annual conference (11-13th January 2023) at the University of St Andrews with a student travel grant. (Date posted: 20.12.2022)
  • New job opportunity at IR: A rare opportunity to apply as copy-editor and/or in-house editor at Inter-Research has arisen. See the job advertisement for details. (Date posted: 10.08.2022)
  • New MEPS Editor: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Scott Burgess has joined the MEPS Editorial Board as Contributing Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 28.03.2022)
  • New MEPS Editor: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Eric Sanford has joined the MEPS Editorial Board as Contributing Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 18.03.2022)
  • Financial support for those suffering from war: IR presently supports Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders) who are active in Ukraine and other conflict regions of the world. (Date posted: 08.03.2022)
  • Ethical use of monitoring technology: IR supports the "Principles for the socially responsible use of conservation monitoring technologies" and has updated the author guidelines for its journals accordingly. (Date posted: 10.12.2021)
  • IR sponsorship: IR supports young marine researchers at ICYMARE 2021 BERLIN. (Date posted: 22.07.2021)
  • Notable rise in 2020 Impact Factors: The impact of several IR journals has increased in 2020, with AEI now at IF 3.074 (up 80%), MEPS at 2.824 (up 21%), DAO at 1.802 (up 32%) and AB at 1.800 (up 13%). We are proud to see these increases and look forward to maintaining the high quality of our publications in the future. (Date posted: 06.07.2021)
  • New AB Editors: We are pleased to announce that Drs. Vladimir Laptikhovsky and Christian Wild have joined the AB Editorial Board as Contributing Editors and look forward to collaborating with them from now on. (Date posted: 14.06.2021)
  • Call for nominations: Nominations for ECI and IRPE Prizes in Terrestrial Ecology are officially extended for another two months. The official closing date is now 30.07.2021. Submit your nomination(s) here. (Date posted: 25.05.2021)
  • New MEPS Editor: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Rob Toonen has joined the MEPS Editorial Board as Contributing Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 25.05.2021)
  • New ESR Editor: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sergio A. Lambertucci has joined the ESR Editorial Board as Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 18.05.2021)
  • New MEPS CE: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sean R. Connolly has joined the MEPS Editorial Board as Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 18.03.2021)
  • New MEPS CE: We are pleased to announce that Dr. John Griffin has joined the MEPS Editorial Board as Editor and look forward to collaborating with him from now on. (Date posted: 11.03.2021)
  • Call for nominations: The International Ecology Institute (ECI) is now inviting nominations of candidates for the IRPE and ECI Prizes in Terrestrial Ecology. Submit your nomination(s) by May 31, 2021. (Date posted: 04.03.2021)
  • New MEPS CE: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Rebecca G. Asch has joined the MEPS Editorial Board as Editor and look forward to collaborating with her from now on. (Date posted: 01.03.2021)
  • Gender inclusion: Users of our online editorial management system who are of non-binary gender (i.e. who do not identify as male or female) now have the option to choose the gender-neutral salutation ‘Mx’ in their profile or when adding co-authors or potential reviewers. With this addition, we take a step towards greater gender inclusion. (Date posted: 22.02.2021)
  • New ESR Editor: We are pleased to announce that Dr. Constance O'Connor has joined the ESR Editorial Board as Editor and look forward to collaborating with her from now on. (Date posted: 11.02.2021)
  • New feature for all IR journals: Reviewer Recognition: After successfully piloting a new feature to recognize the valuable contribution of our reviewers to the review process, Inter-Research is now implementing this feature across all journals: reviewers can choose to be listed by name on the published version of manuscripts they reviewed, giving them direct credit for their work. The review process continues to be single-blind. (Date posted: 09.02.2021)
  • New feature: Reviewer Recognition: Inter-Research is piloting a new feature to recognize the valuable contribution of our reviewers to the review process. As of MEPS Volume 653, reviewers can choose to be listed by name on the published version of manuscripts they reviewed, giving them direct credit for their work. The review process continues to be single-blind. (Date posted: 29.10.2020)
  • Charles ‘Pete’ Peterson, former MEPS Editor-in-Chief: Inter-Research is saddened by the passing on 24 October 2020 of Prof. Charles ‘Pete’ Peterson, who served as Contributing Editor of Marine Ecology Progress Series from 1993 to 2015 and as Editor-in-Chief from 2015 to 2018. We are grateful for the many years Pete devoted to the journal and for the many enjoyable personal interactions with him during that time. We extend our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Please see also an In Memoriam for Pete published in MEPS 659. (Date posted: 28.10.2020)
  • Georgina Mace, ECI Prize Laureate 2011: The International Ecology Institute (ECI) and Inter-Research are deeply saddened to learn of the passing on 19 September 2020 of conservation ecologist Dame Georgina Mace, the winner of the ECI Prize 2011 in Terrestrial Ecology. We extend our sincere condolences to her family, friends and colleagues. (Date posted: 09.10.2020)
  • Publication Partners: The journal Endangered Species Research welcomes 'Publication Partners’ submissions. More... (Date posted: 11.05.2020)
  • Notice: Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic: Temporary suspension of print edition mail-outs.
  • Daniel Pauly's Gill-Oxygen Limitation Theory (GOLT)
    NEW EDITION!
    The GOLT proposed by Daniel Pauly in 'Gasping Fish and Panting Squids: Oxygen, Temperature and the Growth of Water-Breathing Animals' (2010, EE Book 22) is not without controversy. In the 2nd edition, Pauly presents new evidence and resolves various misunderstandings connected to the GOLT. This book is essential reading for all students of Aquatic Ecology.
    Order here.
  • New article in Science based on the study recently published in Endangered Species Research “Modern fishing methods are driving small whales and dolphins to extinction” https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/12/modern-fishing-methods-are-driving-small-whales-and-dolphins-extinction
  • Detecting animals by identifying their DNA in water as a valuable tool for locating and monitoring species that are difficult to detect through other survey techniques. From our recent ESR volume! https://phys.org/news/2019-11-edna-reveals-endangered-birds-feather.html
  • Celebrating International Open Access Week 2019: Inter-Research (IR) has been supporting open access (OA) since the first OA articles appeared in our publications in late 2005. We were among the earliest publishers to fully digitise our entire journal output and to make the bulk of this (all articles older than 5 years) freely accessible to all readers via our website. More... (Date posted: 24.10.2019)
  • 2019 ECI and IRPE Prize winners in marine ecology: We are happy to announce that the International Ecology Institute (ECI) Jury chaired by Prof. Christine Maggs has elected Prof. Nils Christian Stenseth (University of Oslo) as winner of the 2019 Excellence in Ecology Prize in marine ecology, and Prof. Nessa O'Connor (Trinity College, Dublin) as winner of the 2019 IRPE (International Recognition of Professional Excellence) Prize. Congratulations to the researchers!
  • Welcome to our new-look website! Despite the cosmetic changes, in this first stage of our redevelopment project most of the hard work has been on the website "back-end". Further development of the front end will follow. In the meantime, if you find anything broken or think something has gone missing, please contact our webmaster: webmaster(at)int-res.com
  • NEW! Excellence in Ecology Book 27: "Freshwater Acidification: Natural History, Ecology and Environmental Policy" by Alan Hildrew. Recipient of the 2012 ECI Prize in limnetic ecology. Freshwater acidification–one of the great environmental challenges of our age–is an excellent example of the positive contributions ecological science can make to environmental problems. Although the issue is no longer at the forefront of environmental concern, Hildrew reveals that environmental recovery has not gone as predicted and new problems may arise. Order your copy here. (Date posted 22.06.2018)
  • 2018 ECI Prize winner in freshwater ecology: The International Ecology Institute (ECI) Jury chaired by Prof. Elisabeth I. Meyer has elected Prof. Lars Tranvik (Uppsala University, Sweden) as winner of the 2018 Excellence in Ecology Prize in freshwater ecology. Congratulations! (Date posted: 04.06.2018)
  • 2018 ECI and IRPE Prizes in freshwater ecology: The deadline for nominations for the ECI and IRPE Prizes 2018 in freshwater ecology has been extended to 10 May 2018. See https://www.int-res.com/ecology-institute/call-for-nominations/. (Date posted 04.01.2018; updated 19.04.2018)
  • NEW! Excellence in Ecology Book 29: "Translational Ecology: Collected Writings on Contemporary Environmental Issues" by William H. Schlesinger. Recipient of the 2014 ECI Prize in terrestrial ecology. Aimed at non-specialists, this valuable new addition to the EE Book series explores the origins of contemporary environmental problems and suggests solutions. This book is a good read for both non-scientists and scientists alike. Order your copy here. (Date posted 20.09.2017)
  • 2017 ECI and IRPE Prize winners in terrestrial ecology: The Ecology Institute Jury chaired by Prof. William Sutherland has elected Prof. Kevin J. Gaston (University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK) as winner of the Excellence in Ecology Prize, and Prof. Etienne Laliberté (University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada) as winner of the IRPE (International Recognition of Professional Excellence) Prize. Congratulations!
  • Best Student Presentation Awards 2017 named in honour of Prof. Otto Kinne: The Best Student Presentation Awards of the Division of Comparative Physiology & Biochemistry (DCPB) of the Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology for 2017 were named in honour of IR's founder, Prof. Otto Kinne. Each year the Division names its Best Student Presentation Awards in the honour and memory of an eminent comparative physiologist or biochemist.  IR congratulates Julia Gauberg (Otto Kinne Award for the Best Student Oral Presentation: "Effect of ion-poor water on region-specific paracellular permeability properties of rainbow trout skin") and Jonathan Perelmuter (Otto Kinne Award for the Best Student Poster Presentation: "Dopaminergic modulation of hearing in the plainfin midshipman fish). Eric Armstrong (Oral Presentation: "Symbiont photosynthesis in giant clams is strongly promoted by H+-transport") and Reynolds Kirby (Poster: "Changes in cardiac mitochondrial bioenergetics after 24h of crude oil exposure in sub-adult mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus")) received honourable mentions. (Date posted: 21.04.2017)
  • New Director for the ECI: Prof. Stephen J. Hawkins (University of Southampton) has been appointed Director of the International Ecology Institute (ECI), replacing the late Prof. Brian Moss. We welcome Stephen, as a highly respected scientist, former IRPE Prizewinner and Member of the ECI Jury, to this position. (Date posted: 29.11.2016)
  • Distinguished Guest: On November 16 the International Ecology Institute (ECI) was honoured to host Prof. Jane Lubchenco (Oregon State University), formerly USA Undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Administrator of NOAA, and member of President Obama's 'Science Dream Team’, and presently U.S. Science Envoy for the Ocean. Prof. Lubchenco was in Oldendorf / Luhe to receive the 2016 ECI Prize, awarded annually by the ECI to an ecologist "distinguished by outstanding and sustained scientific achievement". At the Ceremony, Prof. Lubchenco gave an inspiring talk on returning science to its rightful place in society through effective communication. The ECI Prize recipients are invited to write a book presenting their personal experiences, visions for the future, or summarising their life's work, published in the series Excellence in Ecology.
    (Date posted: 21.11.2016) Press Release: EN DE
  • Professional Excellence: On November 16 the International Ecology Institute (ECI) was also excited to host Prof. Mary I. O’Connor and present her with the 2016 International Recognition of Professional Excellence (IRPE) Prize, awarded annually by the ECI to an ecologist younger than 40 who has published uniquely independent, original and/or challenging research representing an important scientific breakthrough. Prof. O’Connor presented a very interesting and dynamic talk in which she highlighted the importance of evaluating ecological biodiversity at local and global scales as well as reiterating that ecology is about understanding how living systems grow, change and persist.
    (Date posted: 21.11.2016) Press Release: EN DE 
  • 2016 ECI and IRPE Prize winners in marine ecology: The Ecology Institute Jury chaired by Prof. Christine Maggs has elected Prof. Jane Lubchenco (Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA) as winner of the Excellence in Ecology Prize, and Dr Mary O’Connor (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) as winner of the IRPE (International Recognition of Professional Excellence) Prize. Congratulations!
  • SEDAO incorporated into AB: As of January 2016, Sexuality and Early Development in Aquatic Organisms has been discontinued as an independent journal and incorporated into Aquatic Biology. An archive of content will remain available. New submissions should follow the AB guidelines.
  • New Editors-in-Chief for MEPS appointed: We are very pleased to announce a new leadership for the editorial board of Marine Ecology Progress Series: Professors Charles Peterson, Katherine Richardson, Rory Wilson and Myron Peck (as Coordinator) will share the task of Editor-in-Chief.
  • Publication times cut: All IR journals now average under 55 days from acceptance of manuscripts to publication of final, paginated versions. This has been achieved without compromising the rigorous copyediting and production standards for which IR is known.
  • An obituary of IR's founder, Professor Otto Kinne, has been published in MEPS Vol 528, entitled "A life devoted to aquatic ecology: a tribute to Otto Kinne" and authored by Victor Smetacek.
  • 2015 ECI and IRPE Prize winners in freshwater (limnetic) ecology: The Ecology Institute Jury chaired by Prof. Mary Power has elected Prof. John Smol (Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada) as winner of the Excellence in Ecology Prize, and Dr Mariana Meerhoff (Universidad de la República, Maldonado, Uruguay) as winner of the IRPE (International Recognition of Professional Excellence) Prize. Congratulations!
  • New Associate Editor-in-Chief for MEPS and AB: Myron Peck, of The Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science, University of Hamburg, Germany, has been appointed to the editorial boards of Marine Ecology Progress Series and Aquatic Biology as Associate Editor-in-Chief. Welcome aboard!
  • New DAO Editor-in-Chief: Stephen Feist, of Cefas Weymouth Laboratory, Weymouth, UK, has been appointed as third Editor-in-Chief of DAO (Diseases of Aquatic Organisms).
  • New ESEP Editor-in-Chief: Konstantinos I. Stergiou, of Thessaloniki and Athens, Greece, has been appointed as second Editor-in-Chief of ESEP (Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics). The scope has been revised.
  • 2014 ECI and IRPE Prize winners in terrestrial ecology: The Ecology Institute Jury chaired by Professor Hal Mooney has elected Prof. William H. Schlesinger (President Emeritus of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA) as winner of the Excellence in Ecology Prize, and Prof. Lian Pin Koh (University of Adelaide, Australia) as winner of the IRPE (International Recognition of Professional Excellence) Prize. Congratulations!
  • EE book named Book of the Year: Prof. Brian Moss, winner of the ECI Prize 2009 in limnetic ecology, has received the 2013 Marsh Ecology Book of the Year Award of the British Ecological Society for his book entitled 'Liberation ecology: The reconciliation of natural and human cultures' edited by Otto Kinne and published in the series Excellence in Ecology in 2012. Congratulations, Brian! The award was presented by Prof. Georgina Mace, herself an ECI Prize winner (2011 in terrestrial ecology), and Brian Marsh.
  • Open access policies. Authors of MEPS, DAO, AME and CR have the option of enabling access for all readers to their article via the Creative Commons Open Access (CC-BY). IR prices for open access are lower than those of most publishers (see IR Open Access Option).  AB, ESR and AEI are now entirely author-paid CC-BY Open Access journals. ESEP and SEDAO are currently published with CC-BY Open Access at no cost to the authors.
  • ESEP (Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics) Theme Sections:  Global university rankings uncovered and The ethics of human impacts and the future of the earth's ecosystems were published in 2014. Upcoming Theme Sections include Academic freedom and tenure.
  • No author fees for colour printing: No charge is made to authors for printing of colour figures, as long as the use of colour is appropriate.
  • Theme Sections / Specials: Inter-Research (IR) welcomes Theme Sections and Special Issues. Leading scientists interested in initiating and coordinating such a Theme Section / Special for any IR journal are invited to submit proposals (address to the President of IR) with: (1) List of Guest Editors; (2) List of authors and topics; (3) Timeline (deadline for submission etc.). The manuscripts must be subjected to the usual peer review (3 to 4 referees).
  • EE Books made freely available for download: Ecology - Potentials And Limitations by Tom Fenchel
    Success And Dominance In Ecosystems: The Case Of The Social Insects by Edward O. Wilson
    The Ecosystem Approach: Its Use And Abuse by Gene E. Likens
    Marine Rocky Shores and Community Ecology: An Experimentalist´s Perspective by Robert T. Paine
    Science and Limnology by the late Frank H. Rigler and Robert H. Peters
    Towards A Science of Recruitment in Fish Populations by David H. Cushing
    Scientific Research and Discovery: Process, Consequences and Practice, abridged by the author, Louis Legendre.
  • Marine Ecology Book Series now available as pdf: It is a great pleasure for Inter-Research to present the electronic versions of "Marine Ecology" in form of open access. It was organized and edited by Otto Kinne and printed by Wiley & Sons from 1970 to 1984.
  • Archive available: All back-issues of Inter-Research Science Center journals are available in electronic form as searchable pdf files. We are pleased to make all articles published >5 years ago freely accessible to all users.