Data for: Five decades of biogeography: A view from the Journal of Biogeography

Since the first issue of Journal of Biogeography (JBI) was published in 1974, the discipline and its eponymous journal have grown in scope and consequence. On this 50th anniversary of the journal, we reflect on changes in biogeography and publishing, describe trends of the past five decades, and present lists of the 50 most-cited articles from JBI’s back catalogue. We describe current initiatives intended to chart a course for continued success in the coming 50 years, during what may well be a period of global biogeographic crises.

自《生物地理学杂志》（Journal of Biogeography，简称JBI）1974年创刊以来，该学科及其同名期刊的研究范畴不断拓展，影响力持续提升。值此期刊创刊50周年之际，我们回顾生物地理学领域与出版行业的变革，梳理过去五十载的发展趋势，并整理出JBI过往刊文中被引频次最高的50篇论文清单。此外，我们还介绍了当前的各项举措，旨在为期刊未来五十年的持续发展规划路径——而这一时期或许正是全球生物地理学危机频发的阶段。