Ursus

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Ursus
www.ursusjournal.com
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• Original research
• Reviews of previously reported data
• Thoughtful syntheses essays,
  analysis
• Short communications (e.g. notes)

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Ursus

• Rigorously peer reviewed
• Professionally edited
• Published by Allen Press twice yearly
• Indexed by Current Contents, Biological
  Abstracts, Zoological Record, Wildlife Worldwide

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• Current Contents Agriculture, Biology
  Environmental Sciences
• Scientific Citation Index
• Impact Factor
• - (dont know, dont care)

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Ursus online
http//www.bioone.org
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• 81 journals dealing with biological sciences
• Examples BioScience, Journal of Mammalogy,
  Journal of Wildlife Management, Zoo and Wildlife
  Medicine, Auk, Condor, Ambio, Evolution
• Hundreds of subscribing universities, consortia,
  institutes, government agenciesworldwide
• Albeit mostly in the US and Canada, but what are
  you waiting for?

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• Page charges
• Ursus funded only partially by memberships
• No outside subsidies
• Page charges US90/published page

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www.ursusjournal.com

• Abstracts to all previous volumes
• Instructions to authors
• Contact information
• How to subscribe
• News