Overview
Biological Invasions is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the patterns and processes of biological invasions in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine (including brackish) ecosystems.
- Publishes research and synthesis papers.
- Welcomes special papers such as Alien Floras and Faunas, Elton Reviews, Flashpoints, and Invasion Notes.
- Features scholarly papers on management and policy issues related to conservation programs and control of invasions.
- Will consider proposals for special issues resulting from conferences or workshops on invasions.
- Charges no publication fees unless opting for open access.
- Editors-in-Chief
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- Laura A. Meyerson,
- Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal,
- Evangelina Schwindt
- Journal Impact Factor
- 2.8 (2023)
- 5-year Journal Impact Factor
- 3.1 (2023)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 25 days
- Downloads
- 915,129 (2023)
Latest articles
Journal updates
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Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals
We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in this journal in 2023 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Special Issues
Find out about the special issues published in Biological Invasions.
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Special Papers: THE ELTON REVIEWS
The Elton Review series in Biological Invasions is named in recognition of Charles Elton, whose 1958 monograph, The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants, called attention to the scope and impacts of invasions.
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Special Papers: ALIEN FLORAS AND FAUNAS
This section includes papers that provide information on complete alien floras or faunas of large regions, such as countries, with clearly described criteria used to assess the species’ status as casual, naturalized, or invasive.
Journal information
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-1464
- Print ISSN
- 1387-3547
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- AGRICOLA
- Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
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- EBSCO
- EMBiology
- Engineering Village – GEOBASE
- Google Scholar
- Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Meta
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- OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
- Portico
- ProQuest
- SCImago
- SCOPUS
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
- TD Net Discovery Service
- UGC-CARE List (India)
- Wanfang
- Zoological Record
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