Russian Journal of Biological Invasions

Russian Journal of Biological Invasions  is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original scientific articles dealing with biological invasions of alien species in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and covers the following subjects:

• description of invasion process (theory, modeling, results of observations and experiments): invasion corridors, invasion vectors, invader species adaptations, vulnerability of aboriginal ecosystems;
• monitoring of invasion process (reports about findings of organisms out of the limits of natural range, propagule pressure assessment, settling dynamics, rates of naturalization);
• invasion risk assessment;
• genetic, evolutional, and ecological consequences of biological invasions of alien species;
• methods, means of hoarding, processing and presentation of applied research data (new developments, modeling, research results, databases) with factual and geoinformation system applications;
• use of the results of biological invasion research (methods and new basic results) under the study of marine, freshwater and terrestrial species, populations, communities and ecosystems;
• control, rational use and eradication of the harmful alien species.

The journal welcomes manuscripts from all countries.
 

PEER REVIEW

Russian Journal of Biological Invasions is a peer reviewed journal. We use a single blind peer review format. The average period from submission to first decision is 60 days. The average rejection rate for submitted manuscripts is 20%. The final decision on the acceptance of an article for publication is made by the Editor-in-Chief.

Any invited reviewer who feels unqualified or unable to review the manuscript due to the conflict of interests should promptly notify the editors and decline the invitation. Reviewers should formulate their statements clearly in a sound and reasoned way so that authors can use reviewer’s arguments to improve the manuscript. Personal criticism of the authors must be avoided. Reviewers should indicate in a review (i) any relevant published work that has not been cited by the authors, (ii) anything that has been reported in previous publications and not given appropriate reference or citation, (ii) any substantial similarity or overlap with any other manuscript (published or unpublished) of which they have personal knowledge.

• Covers biological invasions of alien species in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems
• Examines the control, rational use and eradication of the harmful alien species