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Offers scientific investigation of the ecology of urban environments
  • Examines interactions between urban ecosystems and associated suburban and rural environments
  • Multidisciplinary - touches on many fields

Urban Ecosystems is an international journal devoted to scientific investigations of urban environments and the relationships between socioeconomic and ecological structures and processes in urban environments. The scope of the journal is broad, including interactions between urban ecosystems and associated suburban and rural environments. Contributions may span a range of specific subject areas as they may apply to urban environments: biodiversity, biogeochemistry, conservation biology, wildlife and fisheries management, ecosystem ecology, ecosystem services, environmental chemistry, hydrology, landscape architecture, meteorology and climate, policy, population biology, social and human ecology, soil science, and urban planning.

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Co-Editor-in-Chief
  • Chi Yung Jim,
  • Michael McKinney
Impact factor
2.9 (2022)
5 year impact factor
3.4 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
16 days
Downloads
381,270 (2022)

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  • Ecology with Cities Collection

    Urban Ecosystems is launching a new type of manuscript and associated topical collection using the theme Ecology with Cities.

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Electronic ISSN
1573-1642
Print ISSN
1083-8155
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