2026/01/22 by Gianmaria Bonari, Irena Axmanová, Simonetta Bagella +6 · 2 voices
Environmental Science · #Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Species Distribution and Climate Change
paper · pdf · doi:10.3897/ved.185067
openalex publication_date 2026/01/22 · openalex created_date 2026/01/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01
In this editorial, we announce the journal’s return to the Scopus database following the change of its name, and we comment on its performance in the first year under the new name Vegetation Ecology and Diversity (VED), including the number and type of papers published, the authors’ nationality, and the turnaround times. Furthermore, we present the Editors’ choice article as well as articles that were both most viewed and most cited. We also present new members of the editorial board, a new permanent collection, and we thank the VED reviewers 2025. Finally, we are pleased to announce that we are seeking a linguistic editor.