Emu
AbbreviationEmu
DisciplineOrnithology
LanguageEnglish
PublisherTaylor & Francis on behalf of BirdLife Australia
CountryAustralia
History1901–present
FrequencyQuarterly
Impact1.895
Impact-year2012
Issn0158-4197
Eissn1448-5540
Oclc1567848
Websitehttp://www.birdlife.org.au/education-publications/publications/emu-austral-ornithology
Link 1http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/temu20/current
Link1-nameJournal at Taylor & Francis Online

Emu, subtitled Austral Ornithology, is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of BirdLife Australia (formerly the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union). The journal was established in 1901 and is the oldest ornithological journal published in Australia.[1] The current editor-in-chief is Kate Buchanan (Deakin University). The journal was published quarterly for the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union in print and online by CSIRO Publishing until 2016. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 1.895, ranking it 4th out of 22 journals in the category "Ornithology".[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Marchant, S. (6 July 1972). "A critical history of 'Emu'". Emu. 72 (2): 51–69. Bibcode:1972EmuAO..72...51M. doi:10.1071/mu972051. Retrieved 6 July 2023. – via publish.csiro.au.
  2. ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Ornithology". Web of Science. 2012 Journal Citation Reports. Science ed. Thomson Reuters. 2013.

Further reading

  • Robin, Libby (2001). The flight of the emu: a hundred years of Australian ornithology, 1901–2001. Carlton, Vic: Melbourne University Press. ISBN 978-0-522-84987-5.