恢復生態學促進生態恢復過程中涉及的許多學科之間的思想交流。該雜志致力于解決全球關注的問題，并將其傳達給國際科學界，處于科學和生態學一個重要新方向的前沿。原始論文描述了對陸地、海洋和淡水系統的實驗、觀察和理論研究，沒有分類偏見。

Restoration Ecology fosters the exchange of ideas among the many disciplines involved in the process of ecological restoration. Addressing global concerns and communicating them to the international scientific community, the journal is at the forefront of a vital new direction in science and ecology. Original papers describe experimental, observational, and theoretical studies on terrestrial, marine, and freshwater systems, and are considered without taxonomic bias.