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Focus and Scope
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Nature Conservation is a peer-reviewed, open-access, rapid online journal in all aspects of nature conservation.
Nature Conservation publishes papers across all disciplines interested in basic and applied conservation ecology and nature conservation in general at various spatial, temporal and evolutionary scales, from populations to ecosystems and from microorganisms and fungi to higher plants and animals. The journal focuses on ecological, evolutionary, economic, social and other consequences of biodiversity and ecosystem management and the mitigations of negative impacts on them. Nature Conservation also strongly encourages papers on ethical, social, socio-economic, legal and policy issues related to the management and use of biodiversity and ecosystems.
Nature Conservation applies advanced technologies in publishing and dissemination of scientific content, such as data publishing, semantic tagging of and semantic enhancements to published texts.
Nature Conservation is published online (standard) and as a print version (on request). There is no charge and no restrictions for color, neither there are restrictions in manuscript size.
Nature Conservation considers the following categories of papers for publication:
- Original research articles
- Reviews as longer articles, offering a comprehensive overview, historical analysis and/or future perspectives of a topic
- Monographs and collection of papers with no limit in size, published as 'special issues'
- Short communications
- Letters and Forum papers
- Trend scanning papers
- Datasets and Data papers
- Book reviews
Nature Conservation shall consider for publication manuscripts related to the following topics:
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Biodiversity conservation
- Conservation genetics
- Population dynamics, management, and harvesting
- Habitat and species conservation
- Biodiversity monitoring
- Biogeography and macroecology
- Scaling biodiversity patterns and processes
- Evolution (Adaptation) and conservation
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Environmental Ecology & Conservation
- Ecosystem function and ecosystem services
- Climate change
- Landscape ecology, land use change
- Marine and freshwater ecology
- Forest ecology and forestry
- Urban ecology
- Novel ecosystems
- Restoration ecology
- Landscape planning and infrastructures
- Environmental impact assessment (EIA)
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Societal aspects of nature conservation
- Governance studies
- Conservation policy
- Conservation politics
- Conservation law
- Economics of biodiversity and ecosystem use and management
- Access and benefit sharing
- Management and business studies
- Ecological expertise, expert systems, and evidence based conservation
- Education and capacity building
- Sociological aspects and public engagement
- Data publishing, Ecological Informatic, and Modelling
- Data management and environmental statistics
- Publication of databases and ecological information systems
- Web-based tools
- Ecological modelling
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Open Access Policy
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This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
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Open Access Fees
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Open Access Publication Fee (per page): EURO 20.00
Note: Open access fees will be waived for all submissions published in the first four issues of Nature Conservation and will be reduced by 25 % until the journal will be covered by the ISI Web of Science. All papers published in the first issues will be later ISI covered and will have an Impact Factor when the journal receives it.
A minimum fee of EURO 200 is fixed for papers smaller than 10 printed pages. Larger papers will be charged according to the following rates:
- 1-10 printed pages - EUR 200
- 11-100 printed pages - EUR 200 + EUR 20 per page (for the number of pages above 10)
- 101-300 printed pages - EUR 18 per page
- 301 and more printed pages - Price per page by agreement
- Innovative papers and reviews of special importance for science - by agreement
The above prices do not include VAT (Value Added Tax). VAT is applicable only for VAT NON-registered customers based within the European Union.
Publication fees in open access journals cover article processing costs associated with editorial process, layout, publication and dissemination, and ensure a free distribution of your paper at no charge for the readers. The authors submitting manuscripts to this journal benefit from:
- Online submission and editorial management system, professional review and editorial assistance
- Typesetting, proofreading and publication
- No limit in manuscript length; large revisionary works, checklists, catalogues, etc. are published as separate monographs
- Rapid publication process, usually within 1-2 weeks time after a manuscript is accepted for publication
- Advanced publishing technologies, possibilities for data publication and various semantic Web enhancements
- Immediate free access for everyone to your work
- Immediate Alert Service through Email and RSS feeds for individuals to be informed about your publication
- Immediate distribution of your publication to scientific databases, indices and search engines (Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, CAB Abstracts, DOAJ Content and others)
- Inclusion of your publication in Thomson Scientific (ISI)
- Archiving of your publication, electronically and in print, in trusted (e-) archives and copyright libraries
- Author copyright and distribution under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license
- No extra charges for colour illustrations
- Full-color, high-resolution print version
Offprints and printed issues of the journal can be purchased additionally (see Printed Version & Reprints).
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Discounts and Waivers
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Note: Open access fees will be waived for all submissions published in the first four issues of Nature Conservation and will be reduced with 25 % until the journal will be covered by the ISI Web of Science. All papers published in the first issues will be later ISI covered and will have an Impact factor when the journal receives it.
Open Access Publication Fees are usually covered by institutional funds and grants. We understand, however, that many scientists work either privately, or under harsh financial conditions, or continue enjoying their work after retirement. Therefore, this journal offers the following discount and waiver options:
- Discount of 10 % is offered to:
- Scientists working privately
- Members of institutions who have subscribed for the print version of this journal
- Graduate and PhD students, if they are first authors
- Scientists living and working in lower-middle-income countries (http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm), if they are sole authors of a manuscript.
- Discount of 15 % is offered to:
- The journal's editors and active reviewers (3 or more reviewed manuscripts during the previous and present calendar year)
- Waivers (once per year per (co-) author, for manuscripts not larger than 10 printed pages, or for the first 10 pages of a larger mansucript) are offered to:
- Retired scientists, if they are editors or active reviewers in the journal
- Scientists living and working in low-income countries (http://www.worldbank.org/data/countryclass/classgroups.htm), if they are sole authors of a manuscript.
In cases when more than one discount options are eligible, only one of them (allowing the highest discount) will be considered.
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Printed Version and Reprints
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Nature Conservation is published in identical print (high-resolution, full-color) and online (PDF) versions.
Printed versions of this journal may be ordered in parts or subscribed (see the Table below).
To subscribe please use the Subscription Form (download as PDF file), or contact us by e-mail, letter, or fax. Please, include the full delivery address, if different from that of your registration, and indicate the payment method. Please, contact us if you need a quotation or proforma invoice.
Separate issues or any number of reprints ((high-resolution, full-color) may be ordered using the online Order Reprint(s) form available under each issue or article on the journal's website.
For more information you may also download the Order Information and Library Recommendation Form (PDF, 160K).
Prices are given in EURO and are exclusive of postage and handling. Payment in USD is also possible according to the exchange rate on the day of payment. IMPORTANT: Our prices do not include VAT. Orders from countries outside the European (EU) or from VAT-registered EU customers will be processed VAT-free. VAT (20%) will be added ONLY to NOT VAT-registered customers based in the European Union.
Prices of full-color, high-resolution printed version (separate articles and complete issues)
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Number of Pages
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Number of Pages
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1-4
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2,30
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121-140
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35,00
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5-8
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2,60
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141-160
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40,00
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9-12
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3,60
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161-180
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44,00
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13-16
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4,80
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181-200
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48,00
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17-20
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5,90
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201-220
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52,00
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21-24
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7,20
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221-240
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55,00
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25-28
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8,40
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241-260
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58,00
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29-32
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9,60
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261-280
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60,00
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33-36
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10,50
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281-300
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62,00
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37-40
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11,20
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301-320
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65,00
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41-44
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12,30
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321-340
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68,00
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45-48
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13,40
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341-360
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72,00
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49-52
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14,50
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361-380
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76,00
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53-56
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15,60
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381-400
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80,00
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57-60
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16,80
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401-450
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85,00
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61-64
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17,90
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451-500
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90,00
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65-68
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19,00
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501-550
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99,00
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69-72
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20,20
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551-600
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110,00
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73-80
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22,40
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601-650
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120,00
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81-100
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28,00
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651-700
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130,00
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101-120
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33,00
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701-750
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140,00
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