The Journal of Biogeography is a peer-reviewed

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 scientific journal

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 in biogeography

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 that was established in 1974. It covers aspects of spatial, ecological, and historical biogeography. The founding editor-in-chief was David Watts, followed by John Flenley and Philip Stott

Philip Stott

Philip Stott is a professor emeritus of biogeography at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and a former editor of the Journal of Biogeography .-Background:...

 (1987-2004). The current editor is Robert J. Whittaker (University of Oxford

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).

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. According to the Journal Citation Reports

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, the Journal of Biogeography has a 2009 impact factor

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of 4.087, ranking it 3rd out of 35 journals in the category "Geography, Physical" and 22nd out of 127 in the category "Ecology".