Marine Ornithology Explained

Marine Ornithology is a biannual open-access peer-reviewed scientific journal published and supported by a partnership between the African, Australasian, Dutch, Japan and Pacific Seabird Groups.^{[1] [2]} The editor-in-chief is David Ainley. The journal was originally published by John Cooper in November 1976 as a bulletin of the South African Seabird Group under the name The Cormorant.^[3] The journal's current title, Marine Ornithology, was obtained in 1990, following an expansion in scope to cover all seabirds, not only those in Africa.^[4]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2022 impact factor of 0.6.^[5]

See also

• List of ornithology journals

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marine Ornithology . May 23, 2024 . Ornithology Exchange.
2. Web site: Marine Ornithology . Searchable Ornithological Research Archive . May 23, 2024.
3. Cooper . John . 2022 . 50 volumes of marine ornithology, 1976–2022: the founding editor looks back . Marine Ornithology . 50 . 1 . i-ii.
4. Gaston . Anthony J. . 2015 . The development of Marine Ornithology: 2000–2015 . Marine Ornithology . 43 . 2 . i-iii.
5. Book: 2023 . Marine Ornithology . 2022 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . . Journal Citation Reports.