Where do I submit a Behavioral Ecology manuscript?

Through the journal's own submission system. The address is in the Submission row of the Structure at a Glance table on this page. SciSpace does not submit for you.

How do I use the Behavioral Ecology template in SciSpace?

Click Start Writing, add your topic and article type to the prompt, review the draft against the rules on this page, then export and submit through the journal's portal.

Can I submit to Behavioral Ecology and another journal at the same time?

No. Journals, Behavioral Ecology included, expect a manuscript to be under review at one journal at a time. Wait for the decision or withdraw formally before you submit elsewhere.

What should my data availability statement say for Behavioral Ecology?

Say where readers can find the data behind your results: a repository with a DOI, supplementary files, or the reason the data cannot be shared. Check the Behavioral Ecology author guide for any required wording.

How do I know my paper fits Behavioral Ecology?

Read the Behavioral Ecology aims and scope and skim two or three recent articles. If your question, methods, and audience match what the journal publishes, you are in the right place.

What belongs in supplementary material?

Large datasets, extended tables, extra figures, code, and detailed protocols. Reference each file in the main text, and keep the core Behavioral Ecology manuscript readable without them.

Can I change the author list after submitting?

Usually only with the editor's approval and written agreement from every author. Settle who qualifies as an author, and the order, before you submit.

Behavioral Ecology Template 2026: Format & Author Guidelines

Behavioral Ecology Template 2026

Format once, submit with confidence. The Behavioral Ecology template covers a 250-word abstract and CSE references.

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How to Use the Behavioral Ecology Template | A Step-by-Step Guide

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Use this Behavioral Ecology template when the manuscript has to match that journal before you upload it. Check the current rules on the Behavioral Ecology journal page.

What is the Behavioral Ecology Template?

It is the writing shell for Behavioral Ecology: title and authors, the abstract, the body, declarations, figures, and the reference list. The limits that decide a desk reject are on the journal page linked above.

What's actually in a Behavioral Ecology submission:

A Behavioral Ecology submission has a title page with authors and affiliations, an abstract of up to 250 words, keywords, the main text for your article type, declarations, the reference list in author-date style, and figures and tables.

What separates a clean submission from one that gets kicked back:

An abstract that breaks the rule (an abstract of up to 250 words).
References that are not in author-date style.
Author names or affiliations left in a file meant for double-anonymized review.
A missing declaration: ethics approval, competing interests, funding, or data availability.

Read the full rules on the journal page linked above before you upload.

What does this Behavioral Ecology Template include?

The sections a Behavioral Ecology submission is built from, in order: title page, abstract, keywords, main text, declarations, references, figures, and tables. It does not replace the journal's own checklist. The journal also publishes its own template package: official Behavioral Ecology template package.

Steps to Use This Template with SciSpace Agent

Click Start Writing on this page.
Keep the Behavioral Ecology section order. Add your topic and article type in the prompt.
Run the prompt and read the draft against the abstract and reference rules on this page.
Use View Outputs to confirm required statements are present.
Read the abstract and the title once more before you export.
Export and submit through the journal's own portal.

Behavioral Ecology Template Structure at a Glance

Element	Behavioral Ecology requirement
Abstract	No more than 250 words
Main text	Organize sections for the chosen article type; no single overall word limit is stated in the accessible guide
Declarations	Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability
Figures/tables	Publication-ready; cited in order
Supplemental	Upload separately when used
Keywords	Not specified in the official author guidelines
References	CSE reference style
Peer review	Double-anonymous peer review
Submission	academic.oup.com/beheco/pages/information_for_authors

Behavioral Ecology Author Guidelines in Detail

These rules come from the Behavioral Ecology author instructions. Journals change limits without notice, so check the current guide before you upload.

Abstract

No more than 250 words.

References

CSE reference style.

Peer Review

Double-anonymous peer review.

Behavioral Ecology Reference Style with Examples

Reference managers format Behavioral Ecology citations with CSE Manual: Scientific Style and Format 9th edition (name-year), with author and year in the text and an alphabetical reference list. Zotero and Mendeley list it as "Behavioral Ecology" in the open Citation Style Language database.

In-text citation: (Smith and Patel 2021) for a two-author article, (Garcia 2019) for a single-author book.

Reference list entries:

Journal article: Smith JA, Patel R. 2021. Seasonal variation in soil microbial activity. Journal of Field Studies. 12(3):145–159
Book: Garcia L. 2019. Methods in Applied Research. 2nd ed. Academic Press.

These examples show the pattern, not real sources. If the author guide gives a different rule for DOIs or for how many authors to list before et al., follow the guide.

Quick Tips for Using the Behavioral Ecology Template

Set Zotero or Mendeley to the "Behavioral Ecology" style before you add the first citation.
Write the abstract last and count it. Behavioral Ecology asks for an abstract of up to 250 words.
Remove author names, affiliations, and self-identifying acknowledgements from the main file for double-anonymized review.
Keep declarations with the manuscript, not in a separate note you might forget to upload.

Best Practices

Open the author guide once before you draft and once before you upload. Match a recent Behavioral Ecology paper for depth, headings, and figure style.

Before You Submit: Final Check

The abstract meets the rule (an abstract of up to 250 words).
Every reference is in author-date style, and every in-text citation has a matching entry.
The main file is anonymized.
Declarations are included: ethics, competing interests, funding, and data availability.
Figures are publication-ready and cited in order.

Then submit on the journal's portal, not from this page.