CHEMOECOLOGY

Scope & Guideline

Bridging Biochemistry and Ecology for a Deeper Understanding

Introduction

Immerse yourself in the scholarly insights of CHEMOECOLOGY with our comprehensive guidelines detailing its aims and scope. This page is your resource for understanding the journal's thematic priorities. Stay abreast of trending topics currently drawing significant attention and explore declining topics for a full picture of evolving interests. Our selection of highly cited topics and recent high-impact papers is curated within these guidelines to enhance your research impact.
LanguageEnglish
ISSN0937-7409
PublisherSPRINGER BASEL AG
Support Open AccessNo
CountrySwitzerland
TypeJournal
Convergefrom 1990 to 1994, 1996, from 1998 to 2024
AbbreviationCHEMOECOLOGY / Chemoecology
Frequency6 issues/year
Time To First Decision-
Time To Acceptance-
Acceptance Rate-
Home Page-
AddressPICASSOPLATZ 4, BASEL 4052, SWITZERLAND

Aims and Scopes

The journal 'CHEMOECOLOGY' serves as a platform for research that intersects chemical ecology and the interactions between organisms and their chemical environment. It focuses on the chemical signals and responses that govern ecological interactions, emphasizing both the biochemical mechanisms and ecological implications.
  1. Chemical Communication:
    Exploration of how organisms use chemical signals for communication, including pheromones, allelochemicals, and semiochemicals, to influence behaviors such as mating, foraging, and defense.
  2. Defensive Chemistry:
    Investigating the production and variation of secondary metabolites that serve as chemical defenses against herbivores and pathogens, highlighting the ecological roles of these compounds.
  3. Ecological Interactions:
    Studying the interactions between species, such as predator-prey dynamics and plant-insect relationships, and how these interactions are mediated by chemical cues.
  4. Chemical Ecology of Invasive Species:
    Researching the chemical ecology associated with invasive species, including their chemical interactions with native species and ecosystems.
  5. Metabolic and Physiological Responses:
    Understanding how organisms' metabolic pathways and physiological processes are affected by external chemical cues, including environmental stressors.
Recent publications in 'CHEMOECOLOGY' indicate a shift towards emerging themes that reflect contemporary ecological challenges and innovative research methodologies. These trends highlight the journal's responsiveness to current scientific inquiries and environmental issues.
  1. Microbial Interactions and Chemical Ecology:
    An increasing focus on the role of microbial communities in chemical signaling and ecological interactions, especially concerning plant health and soil biogeochemistry.
  2. Chemical Ecology of Insect Behavior:
    Growing interest in how chemical cues affect the behavior of insects, particularly in relation to host-plant selection and predator-prey interactions.
  3. Invasive Species Dynamics:
    A trend towards exploring the chemical ecology associated with invasive species, particularly how they interact chemically with native species and ecosystems.
  4. Omics Approaches in Chemical Ecology:
    Emerging use of omics technologies (genomics, metabolomics, etc.) to study chemical processes and interactions, providing deeper insights into the biochemical mechanisms underlying ecological interactions.
  5. Climate Change Impacts on Chemical Ecology:
    Research examining how climate change affects chemical signaling and interactions within ecosystems, reflecting a growing concern for the impact of global changes on ecological relationships.

Declining or Waning

While 'CHEMOECOLOGY' has maintained a robust focus on various aspects of chemical interactions, certain themes are becoming less prominent in recent publications. This decline may reflect shifting research priorities or a maturation of understanding in these areas.
  1. Geochemical Interactions:
    Research on the chemical interactions between organisms and their abiotic environment, such as soil chemistry, has seen a decrease, possibly as the field moves towards more organism-centric studies.
  2. Historical Chemical Ecology:
    Studies that analyze historical or fossilized chemical signatures or interactions are less frequently published, indicating a shift towards contemporary ecological interactions.
  3. Broad-spectrum Chemical Applications:
    Research focusing on broad-spectrum chemical applications in agriculture or pest control is waning as the journal emphasizes more ecological and evolutionary perspectives.

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