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CONSERVATION LETTERS LAUNCHES

Conservation Letters is a new, online-only scientific journal of the Society for Conservation Biology. The bimonthly journal publishes empirical and theoretical research with significant implications for the conservation of biological diversity.

Conservation Letters complements Conservation Biology by emphasizing (1) the policy and implementation implications of all research accepted for publication, (2) interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary approaches to conservation problems, (3) articles emanating from social science disciplines that illuminate social, political, and economic aspects of conservation interventions, and (4) relatively short articles (maximum 3000 words). Conservation Letters will publish three types of articles.

-- Letters: novel findings with high relevance for conservation practice or policy
-- Mini-Reviews: overviews of emerging subjects that merit urgent coverage, or succinct syntheses of important topics that rarely are encountered in the mainstream literature
-- Policy Perspectives: brief essays for a general audience on issues related to conservation and society

The journal welcomes submissions across the biological and social sciences -- especially interdisciplinary submissions -- that advance pragmatic conservation goals as well as scientific understanding. Conservation Letters seeks manuscripts in all biomes (marine, terrestrial, and freshwater), ecosystems, and cultural settings, and will strive for balanced coverage of each. Manuscripts will be published on a rapid communications schedule and therefore should be current and topical. Research articles should clearly articulate the significance of their findings for conservation policy and practice. This new journal will be free to SCB members in good standing.

Free online access to all in 2008! Once subscriptions are accepted, only libraries and SCB members will be eligible to subscribe. Sign up for free E-Alerts at www.blackwellsynergy.com/action/doUpdateAlertSettings?journalCod

For more information, visit www.conservationletters.com

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