Oikos is one of the leading peer-reviewed journals in ecology, publishing original and innovative research where different aspects (e.g. methodological, disciplinary, taxonomical or geographical) of ecology are brought together to create novel insights. Papers can contribute to new developments in ecology by reporting novel theory or critical empirical results, and "synthesis" can include developing new theory, tests of general hypotheses, or bringing together established or emerging areas of ecology. Confirming or extending the established literature, by for example showing results that are novel for a new taxon, is given low priority.

We publish standard papers and short papers in the Forum section that aim to stimulate discussion by promoting ideas and synthesis of high novelty. Forum papers should strive for novelty, conceptual unification and serve as a point of departure for future work rather than retrospective summaries of established fields or topics. Papers in the Forum section is given priority in the publication process.

Oikos is an official journal of the Nordic Society Oikos (NSO).

Oikos is published in cooperation with the journals Ecography, Lindbergia, Hereditas, Journal of Avian Biology, Nordic Journal of Botany and the monograph series Ecological Bulletins.

Editor-in-Chief:
Professor Dries Bonte, Univ. of Ghent

Deputy Editors-in-Chief:
Professor Dustin Marshall, The University of Queensland, Australia.
Professor Christopher J. Lortie, York University, Canada