Meet the Editor: Ji Chen

In this blog post, we hear from Senior Editor Ji Chen, Professor at the Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences! Ji’s research focuses on uncovering the mechanisms that regulate carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus dynamics in ecosystems in response to global change drivers and anthropogenic disturbances. During his Ph.D., he examined how ecosystem CO₂ exchange responds to experimental warming, herbivory grazing, and prescribed fire, … Continue reading Meet the Editor: Ji Chen

Functional Ecology now requires a ‘Replication Statement’ for all submitted Research Articles

In this new post, Functional Ecology announces that a ‘Replication Statement’ is now mandatory for research articles to be considered for publication. Senior Editor for Functional Ecology, Dustin Marshall, provides some background information on this new requirement and a handful examples to assist authors. Check out our updated Author Guidelines if you are looking to submit a manuscript to Functional Ecology. Rationale Measuring independent replicates … Continue reading Functional Ecology now requires a ‘Replication Statement’ for all submitted Research Articles