Accessing Methods in 2012

It’s been two years since the British Ecological Society and Wiley-Blackwell launched Methods in Ecology and Evolution, and the journal has got off to a fantastic start. Tremendous interest in the Society’s youngest publication, and an abundance of high-quality submissions, have led to its switch from quarterly to bi-monthly publication. Authors have proven quick to embrace the use of online technologies to improve the uptake … Continue reading Accessing Methods in 2012

Methods in Ecology and Evolution at BES 2011

The topic for session 21 at this year’s Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society is “Methods in ecology and evolution”, chaired by our very own Editor-in-Chief Rob Freckleton – and several of the presentations link in to papers we’ve already published. The session runs from 11.15 to 13:00 on Tuesday the 13th of September, and we look forward to seeing you there! 11.15 Systematic … Continue reading Methods in Ecology and Evolution at BES 2011

BES Meeting 2009 – What’s your method?

There were a number of ideas that led us to launch a journal devoted to methods. These include: Methods papers need support for readers to implement new approaches. This can include code, tutorials and a platform to communicate with authors and other users. Methods are often generic – they can be used across ecology and evolution, and there is justification There was no existsing journal … Continue reading BES Meeting 2009 – What’s your method?