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Ibis

Published on behalf of the British Ornithologists' Union

Edited by:
Paul F. Donald (Editor in Chief)

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 5/18 Ornithology
Impact Factor: 1.443

Ibis publishes original papers, reviews and short communications reflecting the forefront of research activity in ornithological science, but with special emphasis on the conservation, ecology, ethology and systematics of birds. Ibis aims to publish as rapidly as is consistent with the requirements of peer-review and normal publishing constraints.

TopNews and Announcements

Journal Immediacy Index
With an immediacy index of 0.648, Ibis currently has the highest immediacy index in the ISI Ornithology category (based on 2007 ISI data) . The journal immediacy index metric indicates how quickly articles in a journal are cited. Read some of the latest articles published online ahead of the print issue > > >

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Wiley-Blackwell and the British Ornithologists' Union are pleased to announce that Ibis now accepts manuscript submissions through Manuscript Central.

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Articles published online ahead of print
Articles which have been fully copy-edited and peer-reviewed are published online through our Early View feature before the print edition of this journal is published.

Free Online Access in the Developing World
Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.

TopHighlights

Proceedings from the 2006 BOU Annual Conference Now Available Online
This online issue of Ibis, guest edited by Ken Smith, includes written papers from all but one of the 22 talks presented at the conference. In addition, there is a short overview bringing together some of the themes from the conference and describing some of the issues which will face woodland managers and conservationists over the next decade.
Download papers here > > >

Editors Choice
Here are a selection of articles which reflect the scope and level of commendable research recently published in the journal. These articles, selected by the Editor, are available in Blackwell Synergy:

• Population trends of widespread woodland birds in Europe
  R. Gregory, P. Vorisek et al
  Nov 2007
• Adult sex ratios in wild bird populations
  Paul F. Donald
  Jan 2007
• Modelling the winter distribution of a rare and endangered migrant, the Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
  B. Walther, N. Schäffer et al
  Oct 2007
• Recent expansion of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1: a critical review
  M. Gauthier-Clerc, C. Lebarbenchon & F. Thomas
  Apr 2007
• Breeding frequency in Grey-headed Albatrosses Thalassarche chrysostoma
  P. Ryan, R. Phillips, D. Nel & A. Wood
  Jan 2007
• Molecular phylogeny of treecreepers (Certhia) detects hidden diversity
  D. Tietze, J. Martens & Y.-H. Sun
  Jul 2006
  

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