Why Mammalogists Choose JMR
Member benefits supporting your research from submission to global impact
Field Research Expertise
Expert peer review by mammalogists, wildlife ecologists, and conservation biologists who understand field methods, capture protocols, population estimation techniques, and the challenges of studying wild mammals in diverse environments. Our editorial board includes specialists in carnivore ecology, ungulate management, small mammal biology, marine mammals, and primatology ensuring expert evaluation across all taxonomic groups.
Rapid Publication
Streamlined workflow delivers decisions within 21 days. Conservation-critical findings and population status updates reach wildlife managers and policymakers when the data is most actionable for species protection. Mammal conservation often requires rapid response to emerging threats, and our efficient editorial processes ensure your findings reach decision-makers when they are most needed for protecting vulnerable species.
Global Open Access
Published research reaches scientists, wildlife agencies, and conservation organizations worldwide without subscription barriers, informing species management and habitat protection across biogeographic regions. Open Access ensures your mammal research has maximum impact on both academic knowledge and practical conservation outcomes in the field.
Conservation Impact
We prioritize research informing endangered species recovery, habitat connectivity, human-wildlife coexistence, and reintroduction programs. JMR bridges academic mammalogy with practical conservation action, ensuring published findings reach wildlife managers and policymakers who make decisions affecting mammalian populations in protected areas and working landscapes around the world.
Research Network
Connect with mammal researchers, natural history museums, zoological institutions, and conservation organizations for collaborative field studies, specimen sharing, and grant partnerships worldwide. JMR membership provides access to a global network spanning research universities, wildlife management agencies, and international conservation bodies united by commitment to understanding and protecting mammals.
Membership Investment
Research Scope
Comprehensive coverage of mammalian science
Ecology
Habitat, distribution, community dynamics
Behavior
Social systems, communication, cognition
Conservation
Endangered species, habitat protection
Physiology
Thermoregulation, hibernation, diving
Evolution
Phylogenetics, biogeography, adaptation
Genetics
Population genetics, conservation genomics
Population
Demographics, viability, dynamics
Taxonomy
Systematics, species descriptions
Protecting Endangered Mammals Worldwide
Many mammal species face extinction from habitat loss, climate change, and human encroachment. JMR emphasizes research informing conservation action from population viability analyses to habitat connectivity studies, reintroduction programs, and human-wildlife coexistence strategies protecting endangered mammals across continents.
Understanding Mammal Behavior
Behavioral research advances both basic science and conservation practice. JMR welcomes studies on social organization, communication systems, foraging strategies, reproductive behavior, and behavioral adaptations across mammalian orders from primates to cetaceans, carnivores to rodents.
Remarkable Mammalian Diversity
Mammals exhibit extraordinary physiological diversity. JMR publishes research on thermoregulation in arctic and desert species, hibernation mechanisms, diving physiology in marine mammals, sensory adaptations, and metabolic strategies enabling mammals to thrive across environments from tundra to tropics.
200 Million Years of Evolution
Mammalian evolution spans vast timescales and geographic ranges. JMR welcomes phylogenetic analyses, paleontological investigations, molecular systematics, and biogeographic studies illuminating how this remarkable vertebrate class diversified and adapted across geological epochs.
Rigorous Field Research
We require rigorous methodology reporting including field protocols, sampling designs, capture methods, animal welfare considerations, and appropriate statistical analyses. JMR reviewers evaluate manuscripts for data quality, reproducibility, and ethical treatment of study animals throughout research processes in wild and captive settings.
Mammals Across Continents
Mammal research spans all continents from tropical rainforests to polar regions. JMR welcomes studies from diverse ecosystems and geographic regions, recognizing that conservation challenges and research opportunities vary across biogeographic realms where distinct mammalian faunas evolved over millions of years.
Bridging Multiple Disciplines
Modern mammalogy integrates ecology, genetics, physiology, behavior, and evolutionary biology. JMR serves as a nexus for these disciplines, publishing comprehensive research that combines multiple methodological approaches to understand mammalian biology from molecular mechanisms to ecosystem-level processes.
Research to Action
Basic research must inform conservation practice. JMR prioritizes studies with management implications, publishing research that helps wildlife agencies, protected area managers, and conservation NGOs protect mammalian biodiversity effectively through evidence-based decision making and species recovery programs.
JMR maintains strict editorial independence. All submissions undergo rigorous double-blind peer review regardless of membership tier. Our reviewers evaluate manuscripts for scientific rigor, conservation relevance, and methodological quality. This commitment ensures the JMR seal remains trusted by mammalogists worldwide as a mark of excellence in mammal science research. The Journal of Mammal Research has established itself as a vital platform for scientists investigating mammalian biology across taxonomic groups and research disciplines worldwide, from fundamental evolutionary questions to applied conservation challenges.
Ready to Publish Your Mammal Research?
Submit your research for expert peer review and global Open Access distribution. Join the JMR community advancing mammalian science and conservation worldwide. Whether you study small mammal population dynamics, large carnivore ecology, marine mammal behavior, or primate cognition, JMR provides the scholarly platform and expert reviewers to maximize your research visibility and conservation impact. Contact [email protected] for membership inquiries.