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Sixty years of ecology with impact

Abstract Journal of Applied Ecology celebrates its 60th birthday in 2024. In this Editorial, we explore how the journal's role has changed since its launch and investigate whether the articles we publish are achieving real‐world impact. We designed and ran an author survey for all authors who have published with us between 2017 and 2021. Authors were asked if their publication achieved real‐world impact, and if so, how they achieved it. Forty four percent of respondents achieved real‐world impact with their article, primarily citing engagement with key stakeholders as the reason for this impact. We also assessed our impact on online policy documentation, comparing this to our citations in the published scientific literature. We are the most highly cited British …

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