植物生態學發表原始科學論文，報告和解釋關于陸地和濕地生態系統中維管植物生態學的純和應用研究的結果。關于生態生理學、人口、社區、生態系統、景觀、分子和歷史生態學的實證、實驗、理論和綜述論文均在該期刊的范圍內。

Plant Ecology publishes original scientific papers that report and interpret the findings of pure and applied research into the ecology of vascular plants in terrestrial and wetland ecosystems. Empirical, experimental, theoretical and review papers reporting on ecophysiology, population, community, ecosystem, landscape, molecular and historical ecology are within the scope of the journal.