African Journal of Wildlife Research: Aims, Scope and information
Frequency: Semi-annual (One volume of two issues)
Previously titled: South African Journal of Wildlife Research
Impact Factor: 0.659
The African Journal of Wildlife Research is an ISI ranked, leading peer reviewed scientific publication in wildlife research in Africa, Arabia and Madagascar, with a broad base covering scientific, applied, managerial, methodological and sociological issues related to wildlife research. The journal publishes original research articles, short communications, book reviews, notes and records, and review articles and topical commentaries on science-based research and management
in the field of renewable natural resources. This research journal and has been published annually since 1971.
Until 2014 (Volume 44) the journal was known as the South African Journal of Wildlife Research and from 2015 (volume 45) the name changed to African Journal of Wildlife Research. The journal reaches a wide readership, including both local and foreign wildlife managers, academics and wildlife owners, and libraries local and abroad. It is an important reference for anyone interested in the management and sustainable utilisation of natural resources.
Editorial process:
All contributions are refereed by expert reviewers to ensure a high standard of published papers. The editorial process adopted by the African Journal of Wildlife Research is for the editor-in-chief to receive manuscripts and assign an associate editor who appoints at least two referees. When two referee’s reports have been received, these go to the associate editor who makes an initial decision on acceptance/revision/rejection. The editor-in-chief uses the recommendations of the associate editors to make a decision.
Submission of manuscripts:
Manuscripts should be prepared according to the Instructions to Authors. Recent published articles of the journal can also be viewed for the format used by the journal. Page fees charged are $20 (R200 local) per page for SAWMA members and $40 (R400 local) per page for non-SAWMA members.
Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://www.editorialmanager.com/sawma
Enquiries can be directed to:
The Editor-in-Chief, Prof. D.M. Parker
Email: Daniel.Parker@ump.ac.za — Cc to office@SAWMA.co.za
Indexing:
The African Journal of Wildlife Research is ISI listed. The African Journal of Wildlife Research is currently available online at SA ePublications (http://journals.co.za/content/journal/wild2) and BioOne (http://www.bioone.org/loi/sawr.1)
Editorial Board
University of Mpumalanga
School of Biology and Environmental Sciences
Mbombela 1200
Mpumalanga, South Africa
Email: daniel.parker@ump.ac.za
Tel: +27(0)13 0020223
School of Zoology
University of Tasmania
Australia
Research Unit of Biodiversity
Spanish National Research Council
Mieres Asturias
Spain
Department of Zoology and Entomology
University of Fort Hare
Alice
South Africa
University of Newcastle
School of Environmental and Life Sciences
Australia
Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI)
The University of Queensland
Australia
Centre for African Conservation Ecology
Department of Zoology
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Department of Zoology
Oxford University
United Kingdom
School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
South Africa
Research Fellow: The Tony and Lisette Lewis Foundation South Africa
Nelspruit
South Africa
Institute of Meat Hygiene, Meat Technology and Food Science
University of Veterinary Medicine
Vienna
Centre for African Ecology
School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
South Africa
Mammal Research Institute
Department of Zoology & Entomology
University of Pretoria
Pretoria
South Africa
Mammal Research Institute
Department of Zoology and Entomology
University of Pretoria
Pretoria
South Africa
School of Natural Science and Psychology
Liverpool John Moores University
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Director: Lion Guardians
Nairobi
Kenya
FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
DST-NRF Centre of Excellence
University of Cape Town
Cape Town
South Africa
Department of Geography
University of Florida
Gainesville
United States of America
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Queensland
Australia
Department of Wildlife
Humboldt State University
Arcata, California
United States of America
School of Biology and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
University of Mpumalanga
Nelspruit
South Africa
School of Animal, Plant & Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Science
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
South Africa
Endangered Wildlife Trust
Johannesburg
South Africa
General manager: Savanna and Grassland Research Unit
SANParks
Skukuza
South Africa
School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg
South Africa