生態學和進化的目的是要有所不同。我們的首要理念是“對作者友好”。我們打算為作者提供一個論壇，讓他們表達基于證據的觀點，只要他們不存在事實上的錯誤(或者，你知道，古怪)。在實踐中，這意味著我們允許作者不同意審稿人的觀點，但我們希望他們在稿件中承認并處理不同意見。我們認為這將導致研究領域內的對話。影響有多種形式。我們不是在追求影響因素;我們期待有研究閱讀和評論。

Ecology and Evolution is intended to be a bit different. Our overriding philosophy is to be “author friendly”. We intend to provide a forum for authors to present their evidence-based views, as long as they are not factually incorrect (or, you know, wacky). In practice, this means that we allow authors to disagree with reviewers but we expect them to acknowledge and address disagreements in the manuscript. We think this will lead to dialogues within the research community. Impact comes in many forms. We are not chasing an Impact Factor; we are looking to have research read and commented upon.