Editorial Process

Please suggest reviewers for your manuscripts!

I am always surprised by how few authors suggest potential referees for the manuscripts they submit to us. This is… Read More »

Mistakes in papers & how to deal with them

I admit it was a mistake to drive so fast over that pothole.

There is a great post by Brian McGill over at Dynamic Ecology on mistakes that make their way into the… Read More »

Photos from the Field: Priorities for Future Research & Education in the Congo Basin & Gulf of Guinea

Anthony, N. M., Atteke, C., Bruford, M. W., Dallmeier, F., Freedman, A., Hardy, O., Ibrahim, B., Jeffery, K. J., Johnson,… Read More »

@Biotropica doesn’t grade on a curve

I was asked a great question by one of our Subject Editors today: What proportion of manuscripts does Biotropica… Read More »

Behind the scenes @Biotropica: Editor’s Report (Part 3). Number of submissions, acceptance rates, time-to-decision, & more!

FIGURE 4. Percentage of manuscripts taking between 0–30 days, 31–60 days, 61–90, 91–120, and 151–180 days to reach first decision during 2012 and 2013.

The first two sections [one, two] of the annual Biotropica Editors’ Report that we prepared for the ATBC Council & Editorial… Read More »

Behind the Scenes @Biotropica: Annual Editor’s Report (Part 2)

FIGURE 1. The global spread of institutions with licensed access to Biotropica.

Last week I started posting the annual report the Editors prepare for the ATBC Council and Editorial Board summarizing the previous year’s issue of Biotropica, our… Read More »

Developing country researchers looking for mentorship on publishing: consider @authoraid

Scientists present their research to a future tropical ecologist at a conference in Brazil. (Photo: P. Delamonica Sampaio)

I was following the 2014 meeting of the Ecological Society of America via twitter (#ESA2014) and this popped up…. Read More »

Introductions: New members of the @Biotropica Editorial Board

I am pleased to announce that we have recruited some stellar scientists to join our Editorial Board. We are honored they… Read More »

Behind the Scenes @Biotropica: 2014 Editor’s Report (Part 1)

Members of the Association for Tropical Biology & Conservation Council who were able to make it Cairns for our annual meeting. Front Row (l-r): J. Ghazoul, P. M. Forget, S. Laurance, E. Kuprewicz, P. Sampaio, L. P. Koh, R. Chazdon. Middle Row (l-r): J. Fragoso, V. Novotny, P. Parolin, S. Calme, E. Bruna, Y. Mahli, E. Andresen, P. Zuidema, K. Kitajima. Back Row (l-r): C. Baraloto, T. Lynam, K. Harms. Biotropica's Editor-in-Chief Emilio Bruna represented the Biotropica's Editorial Leadership and presented the Annual Biotropica Report to the Council.

Every year Biotropica‘s Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editor’s, and Editorial Assistant prepare a report on the previous year’s volume to present to the ATBC… Read More »

Seeking Nominations for the @Biotropica Editorial Board

Dear ATBC members and readers of Biotropica, Please help us by nominating outstanding tropical biologists to serve as members of our Editorial Board…. Read More »

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