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Australian Field Ornithology

BOCA publishes a quarterly journal called AFO which contains articles of interest to all birdwatchers. It contains reports of field behaviour, research, and records of new birds for the Australian region. The AFO is available on subscription - and you do not need to be a BOCA member to subscribe.

The journal is the successor to The Australian Bird Watcher, which the Bird Observers Club of Australia (now Bird Observation & Conservation Australia) published for forty-four years. BOCA believes that AFO can fill an important niche in publishing the findings of rigorous field research on birds of the Australian region conducted by amateur and professional ornithologists. Papers dealing with most aspects of field ornithology will be considered for publication, including studies of behaviour, ecology, breeding biology, records of rare species, important surveys and topical reviews. AFO will also be a valuable forum for publication of the results of incomplete, but rigorously conducted postgraduate and honours studies.

The aim of the editors and editorial board is to build on the valuable contribution to Australian ornithological research made by The Australian Bird Watcher and make Australian Field Ornithology a high quality journal that all serious ornithologists in Australia and many overseas will want to read. To achieve this goal we need your support. We invite you to become a subscriber to AFO and, if you are actively involved in research on Australian birds, to seriously consider submitting your work to the journal and encouraging your research colleagues to do likewise.

The Co-ordinating Editor is Dr. Stephen Debus PhD.

The Chair of the Editorial Board is Associate Professor Alan Lill PhD.

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