Open Journal System Demo: Newsletter

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Annual review: the year's most-read research, collected in one place

A curated look back at the studies, interviews, and data features that drew the widest readership over the past twelve months.

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Reader survey shapes next year's editorial direction

Findings from our annual reader survey are guiding new sections, faster review, and broader topic coverage.

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Workshop recap: writing for broader audiences

Highlights and resources from our hands-on session on communicating research beyond the specialist reader.

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Editorial board welcomes three new members

Three researchers join the board, broadening the journal's expertise across data science, field methods, and science communication.

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Hands-on workshop on reproducible analysis

A practical session on documenting workflows, versioning data, and packaging analyses so results can be revisited and trusted.

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Autumn lecture series: registration now open

Six evening talks from leading contributors, free to readers and streamed live with open captions.

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New section launches: Methods & Materials

A dedicated home for protocols, instruments, and reproducible procedures accompanying published studies.

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Annual review: the year's most-read research, collected in one place

A curated look back at the studies, interviews, and data features that drew the widest readership over the past twelve months.

Read More →

Latest

New section launches: Methods & Materials

A dedicated home for protocols, instruments, and reproducible procedures accompanying published studies.

Latest

Call for papers opens for the autumn special issue

Submissions are now invited for a themed issue on open infrastructure and reproducible methods, with a deadline in early autumn.

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Reader survey shapes next year's editorial direction

Findings from our annual reader survey are guiding new sections, faster review, and broader topic coverage.

Latest

Editorial board welcomes three new members

Three researchers join the board, broadening the journal's expertise across data science, field methods, and science communication.

Events

Spring symposium: full programme and recorded sessions now available

Keynotes, panels, and lightning talks from the two-day meeting are available to registered readers on demand.

Events

Hands-on workshop on reproducible analysis

A practical session on documenting workflows, versioning data, and packaging analyses so results can be revisited and trusted.

Events

Workshop recap: writing for broader audiences

Highlights and resources from our hands-on session on communicating research beyond the specialist reader.

Events

Autumn lecture series: registration now open

Six evening talks from leading contributors, free to readers and streamed live with open captions.

Press

The journal in the news: coverage of this year's flagship study

A round-up of external reporting and commentary referencing recent work published in the journal.

Press

Partnership announced with a regional research network

A new collaboration expands peer-review capacity and widens the pool of expertise across disciplines.

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Coverage round-up: our research in the wider conversation

Where work published here surfaced in policy briefs, newsletters, and mainstream science reporting this quarter.

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Press release: open-access milestone reached

The journal marks a milestone in fully open, no-fee publishing, with readership now spanning thirty-eight countries.

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Reading the landscape: a comparative study of environmental survey methods

How three established survey approaches differ in cost, accuracy, and what they reveal about long-term environmental change.

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The reviewer's view, from both sides of the desk

A frank conversation about peer review, what makes a report useful, and how to keep the process humane.

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Five-year trends in submissions and acceptance

A data feature tracking how submission volume, topics, and acceptance rates have shifted since launch.

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From dataset to decision: a case study in transparency

A worked example of moving from raw data to a defensible decision, with every assumption documented and shared.

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Mapping uncertainty in long-term ecological datasets

A practical approach to quantifying and visualising uncertainty so long-run trends can be read with confidence.

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A reproducible pipeline for field-collected measurements

From sensor to spreadsheet to result, a documented workflow that others can rerun and audit end to end.

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On mentorship and the long arc of a research career

A senior author reflects on training, failure, and the habits that sustain careful work over decades.

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Articles

Reading the landscape: a comparative study of environmental survey methods

How three established survey approaches differ in cost, accuracy, and what they reveal about long-term environmental change.

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Articles

Mapping uncertainty in long-term ecological datasets

A practical approach to quantifying and visualising uncertainty so long-run trends can be read with confidence.

Articles

From dataset to decision: a case study in transparency

A worked example of moving from raw data to a defensible decision, with every assumption documented and shared.

Articles

Three studies that changed how we measure impact

A review of work that reshaped impact assessment, from citation context to downstream reuse of shared data.

Articles

Long-term observations and what they tell us

Decades of continuous measurement reveal slow shifts that short studies miss, and a framework for interpreting them.

Articles

A reproducible pipeline for field-collected measurements

From sensor to spreadsheet to result, a documented workflow that others can rerun and audit end to end.

Interviews

"Slow down and document everything": a conversation on careful science

An early-career researcher and a senior editor discuss what reproducibility looks like in daily practice.

Interviews

Two editors discuss what makes a strong methods section

A candid exchange on clarity, completeness, and the details reviewers most often find missing.

Interviews

On mentorship and the long arc of a research career

A senior author reflects on training, failure, and the habits that sustain careful work over decades.

Interviews

The reviewer's view, from both sides of the desk

A frank conversation about peer review, what makes a report useful, and how to keep the process humane.

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Reports

The state of open access: a field report in five charts

Where uptake is growing, where it has stalled, and what the next three years may hold for open scholarship.

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Reports

Five-year trends in submissions and acceptance

A data feature tracking how submission volume, topics, and acceptance rates have shifted since launch.

Reports

Citations across a decade: a longitudinal look

A ten-year view of how published work accrues citations, and what patterns say about lasting influence.

Reports

Annual readership report, summarised

Key figures from the year: who is reading, from where, and which formats and topics drew the most attention.

Reports

Where our readers are: a geographic snapshot

A map-driven look at the journal's growing international readership and the regions gaining fastest.

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Toward fairer credit for every contributor

A proposal for richer contributor roles so reviewers, data curators, and software authors are properly recognised.

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The quiet rise of community-led peer review

How reviewer collectives and post-publication commentary are reshaping how scholarship is vetted.

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The case for slower, more deliberate science

Why careful documentation and replication may matter more than speed for lasting impact.

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On reproducibility: a reader responds

A working scientist replies to last issue's feature on documenting field conditions.

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Why open peer review is steadily gaining ground

Editors weigh the gains in transparency and accountability against the concerns reviewers still raise.

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Preprints have quietly changed the conversation

How early sharing reshapes feedback, priority, and the pace of a field.

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In defence of the methods section

A plea for the unglamorous detail that makes a study possible to repeat.

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Editorials

Toward fairer credit for every contributor

A proposal for richer contributor roles so reviewers, data curators, and software authors are properly recognised.

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Editorials

Why open peer review is steadily gaining ground

Editors weigh the gains in transparency and accountability against the concerns reviewers still raise.

Editorials

The case for slower, more deliberate science

Why careful documentation and replication may matter more than speed for lasting impact.

Commentary

The quiet rise of community-led peer review

How reviewer collectives and post-publication commentary are reshaping how scholarship is vetted.

Commentary

Rethinking how we credit data and software

Contributions beyond the manuscript deserve first-class recognition in the scholarly record.

Commentary

What citation metrics still miss about real impact

Reach, reuse, and influence rarely fit neatly into a single number.

Commentary

Preprints have quietly changed the conversation

How early sharing reshapes feedback, priority, and the pace of a field.

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Letters

On reproducibility: a reader responds

A working scientist replies to last issue's feature on documenting field conditions.

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Letters

In defence of the methods section

A plea for the unglamorous detail that makes a study possible to repeat.

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Episode 12: inside the editorial process

An editor walks through a manuscript's journey from submission to decision.

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Submission trends, visualised

Volume, acceptance, and time-to-decision over five years in one dashboard.

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Webinar: writing a strong cover letter

Practical guidance from handling editors on framing your submission.

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Mapping our global readership

Where the journal is read, and the regions growing fastest.

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This year's research in five charts

The trends, topics, and turning points of the past twelve months, visualised.

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Webinar: navigating peer review

What to expect, how to respond to reviewers, and when to push back.

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Episode 11: a conversation on open data

Two researchers discuss what good data sharing looks like in practice.

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Podcasts

Episode 12: inside the editorial process

An editor walks through a manuscript's journey from submission to decision.

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Podcasts

Episode 11: a conversation on open data

Two researchers discuss what good data sharing looks like in practice.

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Data & Visuals

This year's research in five charts

The trends, topics, and turning points of the past twelve months, visualised.

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Data & Visuals

Mapping our global readership

Where the journal is read, and the regions growing fastest.

Data & Visuals

Submission trends, visualised

Volume, acceptance, and time-to-decision over five years in one dashboard.

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Webinars

Webinar: writing a strong cover letter

Practical guidance from handling editors on framing your submission.

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Webinars

Webinar: navigating peer review

What to expect, how to respond to reviewers, and when to push back.