Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club

Aims & Scope

The Bulletin is an internationally respected journal notable for its very high standard of scientific ornithology. It caters for papers ranging from short notes to full papers by authors from many countries on systematics and taxonomy, and all the most important topics in the field of ornithology. It contains addenda and corrigenda to standard works. The Bulletin is almost certainly the journal in which most new forms are described and named. Authorship is international, and geographical coverage is world-wide, with emphasis on parts of the world whose avifaunas are incompletely known – in recent years particularly the New World tropics, parts of Africa and New Guinea. Papers are published, as far as possible, in the order of their submission, and every effort is made to keep the interval between receipt and publication to not more than 12 months. The Bulletin has always been an essential reference for ornithologists, particularly avian taxonomists, and others concerned with the subjects it covers. Authors are invited to submit papers on topics relating to the broad themes of taxonomy and distribution of birds. Descriptions of new species or subspecies of birds are especially welcome and may be accompanied by colour photographs or paintings. Such papers are prioritised for publication.

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Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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