Brazilian Journal of Biology

ISSN 1519-6984

Brazilian Journal of Biology ^®

VOLUME 68 FEBRUARY, 2008 NUMBER 1

EDITORIAL NOTE

Brazilian Journal of Biology® – The International Journal on Neotropical Biology

10 years with International Institute of Ecology

In the 10 years that the International Institute of Ecology has been in charge of the Brazilian Journal of Biology® (BJB), 956 papers have been published. These papers were distributed in the following areas (Figure 1).

The number of papers published annually has increased from 80 in 1998 to 140 in 2008 (Figure 2). Not only has the number increased,

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Zoology Botany Ecology Cell Biology

Figure 1. Distribution of papers by area, in percentage.

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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Years

Numbers of published articles

Figure 2. Number of published papers yearly, since 1998.

but the quality has been enhanced with the participation of highly-qualified advisors with international experience. We thank all specialists and advisors from several disciplines that have helped BJB and the authors to improve the quality of the papers. In 2008 we will publish a special number, “Biodiversity in the Neotropics”. Several papers have been submitted and are in the process of evaluation by our peer review system.

We congratulate the scientific community for this achievement and we are sure that BJB is fulfilling the aims of the scientific community of biologists working in the neotropics.

The Editorial Board