Issue 4.2 is now available online! This month we  include articles on videos and cameras, statistical methods, animal populations, amphibians, distribution modeling, biomass estimations and genetic algorithms. There are also 2 freely available application articles on IPMpack: an R package for integral projection models, and Harmonizing, annotating and sharing data in biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research. About the cover: The image shows the Yorkshire Dales National Park … Continue reading Issue 4.2

From January 2013, Methods will be published in 12 issues a year (rather than 6). Our page budget has not changed since last year, which means that we’ll publish roughly the same number of articles over the year in total, but our issues will be shorter and more frequent. The aim of this is to make sure that our articles are included in an issue … Continue reading 12 issues a year

Methods has introduced a new stage in its publishing process! When an article is accepted for publication, it can now be posted online within ~2 working days as an ‘Accepted Article’, prior to proofing, copyediting, typesetting and pagination. The article will be assigned its DOI (digital object identifier) at this stage, and so can be cited as normal. The article will then slot back into … Continue reading Methods new ‘Accepted Articles’