Greg,
Australian Field Ornithology is probably more under threat due to lack
of interest by potential authors of papers. The editorial board seems
to be having problems obtaining sufficient material to fill the issues.
If birders want to support AFO and ensure it survives, their best
strategy would be to get writing. It would be sad to see this fine
little journal fade away by the simple lack of publishable material.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 02/02/2010, at 1:10 PM, Greg & Val Clancy wrote:
My greatest concern with any amalgamation is that the supergroup may
dispense of one of the two journals, being Australian Field
Ornithology. This journal is essential as Emu has become (is trying to
become??) a journal which is really only of interest to the scientific
community whereas AFO has scientific papers that are of interest to
and are able to be read and understood by non-scientists, which would
be the majority of birdwatchers.
Greg Clancy
Ecologist
Coutts Crossing
NSW
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