Open for Submission

Special Issue - Insights and tools from biologging for conservation physiology

Editors: Erika Eliason and Andrea Fuller

Biologging is a key approach for measuring physiological responses of unrestrained and free-living animals. This special issue of Conservation Physiology will feature research undertaken using biologging approaches in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, aimed at providing insights on animal physiology for conservation and management. It also will feature new technological developments in biologging technology, with applications for conservation physiology. We welcome the submission of original research articles, toolbox articles and reviews within this remit.

Submission deadline: 30th November 2025

Submission instructions

Manuscripts should be submitted to the journal’s online submission platform. At submission, please answer ‘yes’ to the question ‘Is this manuscript for a special issue’ and select the special issue title “Biologging for Conservation Physiology” from the drop-down menu. Please also include the name of the special issue in your cover letter.

Please contact the editorial office with any questions.

Why should you submit?

Conservation Physiology offers authors:

• Dedicated support from the journal’s editorial office and rapid publication through our continuous online model

• Society journal

• Supportive of early career researchers and the wider research community

• Fundamental and applied research with relevance to conservation and policy

• Rigorous review from experts in the field with input from our field-defining Editorial Board

• The opportunity for your work to be featured in Conservation Physiology in Action, SEB magazine and through our social media channels

• The cost of publishing Open Access may be covered under a read and publish agreement between our publisher, OUP, and the corresponding author’s institution

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