Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation

Aims & Scope

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation (PECON) is a scientific journal devoted to improving theoretical and conceptual aspects of conservation science.

It has the main purpose of communicating new research and advances to different actors of society, including researchers, conservationists, practitioners, and policymakers.

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation publishes original papers on biodiversity conservation and restoration, on the main drivers affecting native ecosystems, and on nature’s benefits to people and human wellbeing.

This scope includes studies on biodiversity patterns, the effects of habitat loss, fragmentation, biological invasion and climate change on biodiversity, conservation genetics, spatial conservation planning, ecosystem management, ecosystem services, sustainability and resilience of socio-ecological systems, conservation policy, among others.

There is no bias towards particular biogeographic regions, organisms or ecosystems.

Scientific papers must focus on new conceptual or methodological developments with practical implications.

Case studies will be considered only if inserted in these more general contexts.

Authors are encouraged to submit reviews and essays that provide new perspectives on arising ecological and conservation issues.

Purely descriptive papers and studies without a clear link with conservation theory and practice will not be considered.

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation is the official scientific journal of the "Brazilian Association for Ecological Science and Conservation".

It is an open access journal, supported by the Boticário Group Foundation for Nature Protection, and thus without any charge for authors.

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation was previously published, between 2003 and 2016, as "Natureza & Conservação".

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Environmental Science, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• From hotspot to hopespot: An opportunity for the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

  Citation: 401

  Authors: C.L., F.R., E.D., C.A., J.P., B.B.N., M., G.A., R.A.

• Fundão tailings dam failures: the environment tragedy of the largest technological disaster of Brazilian mining in global context

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Flávio Fonseca do, Luciana Hiromi Yoshino, Rogério Tobias, Iara Christina de, Felipe Fonseca do, Guilherme, Kenedy Junio da Silva Xavier de, Mateus Leite, Nelson Uchoa Alonso, Marcos Paulo de Souza, Carlos Eduardo Ferreira

• Understanding Brazil’s catastrophic fires: Causes, consequences and policy needed to prevent future tragedies

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Vânia R., Ima, Alexander V., Danilo Bandini, Luciana, Christian Niel, Felipe P.L., José Antonio, Carlos Gustavo, Walfrido Moraes, Gerhard E.

• Deforestation control in the Brazilian Amazon: A conservation struggle being lost as agreements and regulations are subverted and bypassed

  Citation: 106

  Authors: William D., Karen, Renato R., Ivan M., Vivianne, Philip M.

• Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change: concept, scalability and a role for conservation science

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Fabio Rubio

• Why Brazil needs its Legal Reserves

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Jean Paul, Mercedes M.C., Joice, Geraldo Wilson, Felipe, Valério D., Paula R., Ricardo Ribeiro, Ima Célia G., Gerhard E.

• Enhancing climate change resilience of ecological restoration — A framework for action

  Citation: 66

  Authors: William D., Ellen, Alastair, Shaenandhoa, Hazel, Chris

• Habitat fragmentation narrows the distribution of avian functional traits associated with seed dispersal in tropical forest

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Alex A.A., Katia M.P.M.B., Marcelo, Eduardo R., Érica, Milton C., Joseph A.

• There is hope for achieving ambitious Atlantic Forest restoration commitments

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Renato, Edson, Marcos, Ludmila, Pedro H.S., Ricardo R., Jean P., Miguel, Carlos A. de M., Marcelo H., Aurelio, Rubens de M., Rafael B., Thiago, Rafael B., Fabio R., Jair, Gabriel, Pedro, Rodrigo M., Mateus M.D., Gustavo A., Bernardo B.N., Severino

• Opportunities and challenges of other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) for biodiversity conservation

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Helena, Jonas, Harry, Veronica, Andrew, Agnieszka, Renato, Bernardo