New journal Rethinking Ecology an incubator for novel ideas, a catalyst for new thinking
The new open-access peer-reviewed journal Rethinking Ecologyis inviting authors to submit their innovative and bold ideas in all areas of ecology. The main particularity of the journal is that it will only publish perspective papers with the aim of providing a venue for bold ideas and new hypotheses in all areas of Ecology.
In a time when the number and complexity of global ecological challenges we face is increasing, Rethinking Ecology provides a platform for forward thinking and publication of novel ideas that is opened to all contributors. The journal puts every author on an equal footing and offers a double blind review system to avoid any bias and enable authors to publish their best ideas and perspectives, regardless of their seniority, their publication track record, their gender, or their country of origin (Boyer et al. 2016 1).
Another unique feature of the journal is the implementation of a percentage-based author contribution index that establishes the true contribution of each co-author on every paper. Authors are asked to provide percentage scores for each co-authors at the submission stage. These percentages are used to calculate a contribution index, both of which are published as part of the paper.
Because Rethinking Ecology is fully open access, it relies on author publication charges (APC). The fees to publish a paper are set at 650 euros and they include a donation of 100 euros to support research in developing countries. Through this unique feature, the journal aims at leading the way to a more sustainable publishing model.
For more details, read our editorial: Boyer, S., Lefort, M.C. and Winder, L., 2016. Rethinking EcologyChallenging Current Thinking in Ecological Research. Rethinking Ecology 1: 18
Rethinking Ecology is published by Pensoft and powered by the publishing platform ARPHA (Authoring, Reviewing, Publishing, Hosting and Archiving).
Contact: Stephane Boyer ([email protected])
