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The responsible management and stewardship of Earth’s ecosystems is pivotal for preserving biodiversity of the plant and animal species inhabiting them. MDPI’s journal cluster of ecosystem and resource management contains journals that focus on individual ecosystems (e.g., Forests) as well as ecology on a broader scale. The demand for biodiversity and conservation research is growing as the world shifts to more extreme climates, and MDPI’s journals on diversity and conservation will play a larger role in making scientific discoveries more accessible to all researchers across the world.

The member journals in this cluster are as follows:

• Forests (ISSN: 1999-4907) is an international and cross-disciplinary scholarly journal of forestry and forest ecology. It publishes research papers, short communications, and review papers. The journal is indexed within Scopus, SCIE (Web of Science), Ei Compendex, GEOBASE, PubAg, AGRIS, PaperChem, and many other databases. Forests is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Giacomo Alessandro Gerosa (Catholic University of Brescia, Italy), and has 14 Sections including Forest Ecology and Management, Forest Ecophysiology and Biology, Forest Economics, Policy, Social Science, etc.;
• Diversity (ISSN: 1424-2818) is dedicated to biodiversity research, covering its concepts, applications, assessment, and conservation. The journal publishes work across all scales of biological diversity—from molecules, genes, and populations to species and ecosystems. Diversity is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Michael Wink (Heidelberg University, Germany);
• Fire (ISSN: 2571-6255) encompasses all aspects of fire and combustion: landscape fires, fire ecology, ignition sources, the wildland–urban interface, building fires, and combustion physics. It encourages submissions related to the historical, policy, and social science aspects of fire science and fire management. Fire is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Prof. Dr. Grant Williamson (University of Tasmania, Australia);
• Conservation (ISSN: 2673-7159) provides an advanced forum for conservation studies, including biodiversity and environment conservation, resource recycling, conservation and sustainable management, conservation planning and governance, conservation ethics and ecology, and creative and multidisciplinary solutions for conservation and restoration, as well as heritage conservation and restoration. Conservation is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Antoni Margalida (Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (CSIC), Spain);
• Ecologies (ISSN: 2673-4133) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes high-quality research across all areas of ecology. The Editor-in-Chief is Prof. Dr. José Ramón Arévalo Sierra (University of La Laguna, Spain). Ecologies welcomes original research articles and reviews that advance theoretical and applied understanding of ecological processes at the levels of individuals, populations, communities, ecosystems, and their interactions with the environment. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, ecosystem functioning, biodiversity conservation, ecological modeling, ecological restoration, global change ecology, and the impacts of human activities on ecosystems;
• Biosphere (ISSN: 3042-6111) focuses on publishing advances in scientific understanding of ecosystems and ability to project their future conditions for sustainable management and stewardship of the global ecosystem. By bringing together the insights of researchers worldwide, Biosphere emphasizes biodiversity, global change, and the interconnected roles of the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere in creating favorable conditions for life. Biosphere is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Ghassem R. Asrar (iCREST Environmental Education Foundation, USA);
• Wild (ISSN: 3042-4526) deals with all aspects related to nature, including natural environments, renaturalization, restoration, wild species, ethical game, fishing, and other uses of natural resources. The journal also aims to highlight the traditions of Indigenous people that do not destroy primary habitats, integral protected areas, and the places and people symbolizing ecological ethics or (wild) nature protection and restoration. Wild is led by its Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Kevin Cianfaglione (Université Catholique de Lille, France).

Journals	Launch year	Impact Factor (2025)	CiteScore (2025)	First Decision (median)	Acceptance to Publication (median)	APC (CHF)
	2010	3.1	5.4	17.3	2.6	2600
	2009	2.3	4.6	14.5	2.6	2100
	2018	3.2	5.1	20.3	3.6	2400
	2021	1.9	3.5	23.6	7.7	1200
	2020	2.9	3.6	20	3.9	1200
	2025	/	/	18	7	1000
	2024	/	/	18.2	6.6	1000

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Selected Topic and Special Issues:

• “Sustainable Utilization of Insect Biodiversity in Agriculture Forestry and Food Systems Resource Utilization, Food Security and Policy Integration”;
  • Topic Editors: Dr. Yu Gao, Prof. Dr. Yunfei Xie and Dr. Menglei Xu
  • Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2027
• “Strategic Forest-Based Sector Planning and Management in the Era of Bioeconomy, 2nd Edition”;
  • Guest Editors: Dr. Nikolay Neykov and Prof. Dr. Mariana Sedliačiková
  • Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026
• “Plant Communities in Transition: Succession, Diversity, and Ecosystem Dynamics”;
  • Guest Editor: Dr. Thomas Fickert
  • Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2026
• “Current Advances in the Assessment and Mitigation of Fire Risk in Buildings and Urban Areas: 2nd Edition ”;
  • Guest Editor: Dr. Tiago Miguel Ferreira
  • Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2027
• “Zoo Conservation as a Bridge to Biodiversity Recovery: Approaches, Perspectives, and Case Studies”;
  • Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Maria Buglione and Prof. Dr. Domenico Fulgione
  • Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026
• “Feature Review Papers in Ecology”;
  • Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. José Arévalo Sierra
  • Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026
• “Pathways to Coexistence: Wildlife, Human Wellbeing, and Ecological Integrity Across Biosphere Systems”;
  • Guest Editor: Dr. Marco Campera
  • Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2027

Selected Articles:

Forests
“Understanding the Ecosystem Services of Riparian Forests: Patterns, Gaps, and Global Trends”
by Lucian Dinca, Gabriel Murariu and Mariana Lupoae
Forests 2025, 16(6), 947; https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/16/6/947

Diversity
“Emerging Marine Nematodes as Model Organisms: Which Species for Which Question?”
by Federica Semprucci, Eleonora Grassi, Adele Cocozza di Montanara, Roberto Sandulli and Elisa Baldrighi
Diversity 2025, 17(1), 59; https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/1/59

Fire
“Wind and Slope Effects on Wildland Fire Spread: A Review of Experimental, Empirical, Mathematical, and Physics-Based Models”
by Suhaib M. Hayajneh, Mohammad I. Alzghoul and Jamal Naser
Fire 2026, 9(3), 100; https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/9/3/100

Conservation
“Sacred Forest Degradation and Conservation: Resident Views of Nakpadjoak Forest in Togo, West Africa”
by Brandon Franta, Yendoubouam Kourdjouak, Lin-Ernni Mikégraba Kaboumba and Nico Arcilla
Conservation 2025, 5(2), 21; https://www.mdpi.com/2673-7159/5/2/21

Ecologies
“Fragmented Habitats, Fragmented Functions: Unveiling the Role of Habitat Structure in Andean Bird Communities”
by Valentina Ramos-Mosquera, Edwin López-Delgado and Miguel Moreno-Palacios
Ecologies 2025, 6(3), 52; https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4133/6/3/52

Biosphere
“Land Use and Land Cover Mapping in Fragmented Areas of São Paulo: Application of SITS and LSMM in TCRAs”
by Carla Rodrigues Santos, Bruno Schultz, Fernanda Beatriz Jordan Rojas Dallaqua, Ana Larissa Ribeiro de Freitas, Júlio Bandeira Guerra and Francisco Salazar
Biosphere 2026, 2(2), 4; https://www.mdpi.com/3042-6111/2/2/4

Wild
“A Review of Wildlife Strike Reporting in Aviation: Systems, Uses and Standards”
by Dan Parsons, Steven Leib and Wayne L. Martin
Wild 2025, 2(3), 29; https://www.mdpi.com/3042-4526/2/3/29