應用植被科學關注與人類與植被相互作用相關的社區層面主題，包括全球變化、自然保護、自然管理、植物群落和自然棲息地的恢復、半自然和城市景觀的規劃。歡迎進行植被調查、建模和遙感應用。不符合這一范圍的有關植物科學的論文(沒有應用的方面，也不是植物調查)應提交給我們的聯合期刊《植物科學雜志》。這兩家期刊都發表了關于單一物種生態學的論文，前提是該物種在構建植物群落方面發揮了關鍵作用。

Applied Vegetation Science focuses on community-level topics relevant to human interaction with vegetation, including global change, nature conservation, nature management, restoration of plant communities and of natural habitats, and the planning of semi-natural and urban landscapes. Vegetation survey, modelling and remote-sensing applications are welcome. Papers on vegetation science which do not fit to this scope (do not have an applied aspect and are not vegetation survey) should be directed to our associate journal, the Journal of Vegetation Science. Both journals publish papers on the ecology of a single species only if it plays a key role in structuring plant communities.