生態學出版令人興奮的、新穎的和重要的文章，顯著地促進了對空間或時間的生態或生物多樣性模式的理解。以保護或修復為重點的論文是受歡迎的，只要它們以生態學理論為基礎，并傳達一個超越單一案例研究的普遍信息。我們鼓勵通過理論或方法的開發和測試，或通過提出分析或解釋生態現象的新工具來尋求推進該領域的論文。手稿被期望處理生態學的一般原則，盡管他們可以這樣做使用一個特定的模型系統，如果他們充分框定問題相對于一個普遍的生態問題或問題。純描述性的論文只有在開辟新領域和/或描述很少探索的模式時才會被考慮。一般不鼓勵集中于單一物種或單一地點的研究，除非它們對促進一般理論或對生物多樣性模式和過程的理解作出重大貢獻。在生態學中，僅僅確認或略微擴展以前工作的結果的手稿不太可能被考慮。評判論文的標準是它們的原創性、對大眾興趣的吸引力，以及它們對時空生態格局研究新進展的貢獻。在分類單元、生物群落或生物地理區域上沒有偏見。

ECOGRAPHY publishes exciting, novel, and important articles that significantly advance understanding of ecological or biodiversity patterns in space or time. Papers focusing on conservation or restoration are welcomed, provided they are anchored in ecological theory and convey a general message that goes beyond a single case study. We encourage papers that seek advancing the field through the development and testing of theory or methodology, or by proposing new tools for analysis or interpretation of ecological phenomena. Manuscripts are expected to address general principles in ecology, though they may do so using a specific model system if they adequately frame the problem relative to a generalized ecological question or problem.Purely descriptive papers are considered only if breaking new ground and/or describing patterns seldom explored. Studies focused on a single species or single location are generally discouraged unless they make a significant contribution to advancing general theory or understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes. Manuscripts merely confirming or marginally extending results of previous work are unlikely to be considered in Ecography.Papers are judged by virtue of their originality, appeal to general interest, and their contribution to new developments in studies of spatial and temporal ecological patterns. There are no biases with regard to taxon, biome, or biogeographical area.