Papers dealing with all aspects of spatial, ecological and historical biogeography are considered for publication in Journal of Biogeography. The mission of the journal is to contribute to the growth and societal relevance of the discipline of biogeography through its role in the dissemination of biogeographical research. To that end, the editorial policy is that the journal seeks to be representative of the discipline of biogeography, to be global in scope, and to be inclusive of major traditions and viewpoints within the discipline. Authors are particularly encouraged to submit concise, clearly written papers focused on precisely framed questions or hypotheses of broad interest to the wide international readership of the journal. Article formats include provocative Guest Editorials, short Commentaries and Correspondence, submissions of which are encouraged alongside standard research papers (Original Articles).

涉及空間、生態和歷史生物地理學各個方面的論文被考慮發表在《生物地理學雜志》上。該期刊的使命是通過其在生物地理學研究傳播中的作用，為生物地理學學科的發展和社會相關性做出貢獻。為此目的，《生物地理學》雜志的編輯方針是力求成為生物地理學學科的代表，在范圍上具有全球性，并包括該學科內的主要傳統和觀點。我們特別鼓勵作者提交簡明、清晰的論文，重點放在《華爾街日報》廣大國際讀者感興趣的、精確框架的問題或假設上。文章格式包括煽動性的客座社論、簡短評論和通信，并鼓勵與標準研究論文(原文)一起提交。