1. Submission: The author submits the paper to the Journal of Ecology in official website or sends it to the editorial department by email. The editorial department will conduct a preliminary review of the submission to ensure that the paper meets the submission requirements and format specifications of the journal.
2. Formal review: the editorial department conducts a formal review of the paper, including the structure, references, charts and other aspects of the paper. If there are obvious formal problems in the paper, the editorial department will ask the author to revise it.
3. Peer review: Papers that pass formal review will enter the peer review stage. The editorial department will invite experts in related fields to anonymously review the papers. The evaluation experts will evaluate the academic quality, innovation and experimental methods of the paper and put forward suggestions for revision.
4. Revision and reply: After receiving the review comments, the author needs to revise the paper according to the suggestions of the review experts. The revised paper needs to be resubmitted to the editorial department. At the same time, the author needs to reply to the review comments and explain the handling of the review comments.
5. Secondary review: The editorial department may invite other experts to conduct secondary review for the revised papers. This process helps to ensure the academic quality of the paper.
6. Editorial Board Approval: Papers with peer review and second review will be submitted to the Editorial Board of Journal of Ecology for approval. The editorial board will comprehensively evaluate the academic value and innovation of the paper to decide whether to hire it.
7. Employment Notice: If the paper is hired, the editorial department will send an employment notice to the author to inform the subsequent publication. If the paper is not hired, the editorial department will send a rejection notice to the author and explain the reasons for rejection.
8. Publication and dissemination: The accepted papers will be officially published in the Journal of Ecology and disseminated through various channels for readers to read and quote.