Ecological Research publishes original papers on all aspects of ecology, in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Manuscripts published in this journal must fundamentally advance and/or change our understanding of ecological principles. Purely descriptive papers and those merely confirming or extending results of previous work will not be considered. We publish original articles, current topics in ecology, special features, technical reports, notes and comments, data papers, and forum papers. The journal strongly recommends submitting the article type "Biodiversity in Asia" as a report of the biodiversity process or comprehensive inventory output in whole Asian regions. The acceptance criteria for all papers are quality and originality of research and its significance to our readership. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial Board. Of the papers published in each volume of Ecological Research, approximately five will be chosen by members of the Editorial Board as “Excellent Papers” every year.

《生態研究》發表關于水生和陸地生態系統的生態各方面的原始論文。在本刊發表的稿件必須從根本上促進和/或改變我們對生態原則的理解。純粹的描述性文件和那些僅僅確認或擴大以前工作成果的文件將不予審議。我們出版原創文章、生態學最新話題、專題、技術報告、注釋和評論、數據論文和論壇論文。該雜志強烈建議將“亞洲的生物多樣性”作為整個亞洲地區生物多樣性進程或綜合庫存產出的報告。所有論文的接受標準都是研究的質量和創新性，以及它對我們讀者的意義。最終的接受或拒絕取決于編輯委員會。在《生態研究》每一卷發表的論文中，每年約有五篇被編委會評選為“優秀論文”。