生態(tài)專著的愿景是，它應(yīng)該是發(fā)表綜合性、綜合性論文的地方，闡述生態(tài)學(xué)領(lǐng)域的新方向。發(fā)表在《生態(tài)學(xué)專著》上的原始研究論文將繼續(xù)記錄復(fù)雜的觀察、實驗或理論研究，這些研究由于其非常完整的性質(zhì)，不會分解為更短的專注于一個主題或信息的出版物。審查將是全面和綜合的論文，確立該領(lǐng)域的新基準，確定今后的研究方向，有助于對生態(tài)原則的基本理解，并得出最廣泛意義上的生態(tài)管理原則(包括但不限于:保護、減輕、恢復(fù)和積極保護環(huán)境)。復(fù)習(xí)應(yīng)該反映一個主題的全面發(fā)展，包括相關(guān)的自然史、觀察和實驗數(shù)據(jù)、分析、模型和理論。發(fā)表在生態(tài)學(xué)專著上的評論應(yīng)該進一步模糊“基礎(chǔ)”生態(tài)學(xué)和“應(yīng)用”生態(tài)學(xué)之間的界限。概念和綜合論文將在概念上推進生態(tài)學(xué)領(lǐng)域。這些論文預(yù)計將遠遠超過正在審查的作品，包括討論新的方向，新的綜合，和解決老問題。在這個科學(xué)飛速發(fā)展、環(huán)境不斷變化的世界上，需要有足夠的空間來對科學(xué)思想、數(shù)據(jù)和概念進行深思熟慮的整合，這些思想、數(shù)據(jù)和概念能夠滋養(yǎng)心智，并指導(dǎo)成熟的生態(tài)學(xué)的發(fā)展。生態(tài)專著提供了這樣一個空間，為可持續(xù)的未來提供了廣闊的視野。

The vision for Ecological Monographs is that it should be the place for publishing integrative, synthetic papers that elaborate new directions for the field of ecology.Original Research Papers published in Ecological Monographs will continue to document complex observational, experimental, or theoretical studies that by their very integrated nature defy dissolution into shorter publications focused on a single topic or message.Reviews will be comprehensive and synthetic papers that establish new benchmarks in the field, define directions for future research, contribute to fundamental understanding of ecological principles, and derive principles for ecological management in its broadest sense (including, but not limited to: conservation, mitigation, restoration, and pro-active protection of the environment). Reviews should reflect the full development of a topic and encompass relevant natural history, observational and experimental data, analyses, models, and theory. Reviews published in Ecological Monographs should further blur the boundaries between “basic” and “applied” ecology.Concepts and Synthesis papers will conceptually advance the field of ecology. These papers are expected to go well beyond works being reviewed and include discussion of new directions, new syntheses, and resolutions of old questions.In this world of rapid scientific advancement and never-ending environmental change, there needs to be room for the thoughtful integration of scientific ideas, data, and concepts that feeds the mind and guides the development of the maturing science of ecology. Ecological Monographs provides that room, with an expansive view to a sustainable future.