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July 25, 2007
American Ornithologists' Union Taps UC Press as Partner to Publish The Auk
UC PRESS AND BIO-ONE WORK TOGETHER TO EXPAND THE ONLINE PRESENCE OF PREMIER ORNITHOLOGY JOURNAL
Berkeley, California - July 16, 2007, University of California Press Journals + Digital Publishing is proud to announce that The Auk, one of the most distinguished journals of ornithological studies in the world, has joined forces with UC Press. The Press is honored to have The Auk become a part of its publishing program and to begin working with the American Ornithologists' Union, the oldest and largest organization of professional ornithologists in North America. The Press is also eager to begin working closely with BioOne on the online version of The Auk. The journal will continue to be available via BioOne's online aggregation of essential bioscience research journals. It will now also be found as a standalone journal through UC Press and its online hosting platform, Caliber. The partnership between UC Press, BioOne and the AOU is demonstrative of all three organizations' commitment to provide the library community a broader range of options for access to the important scholarship The Auk offers.
Since 1884, The Auk has been a home for serious research articles and has enriched the discipline with lively debate on both theoretical and methodological developments. It has also been a focal point for the nurturing of the ornithology community in America and has seen many prominent members of the society appear in its pages. The Auk has since grown to become one of the top-ranked ornithology journals based on ISI impact factor ratings. Beginning with Volume 125, Issue 1 in January 2008, ornithologists will be able to find the journal at UC Press available in both online and print editions. The journal also will continue to be available on BioOne from Volume 117 (2001) onwards.
"The American Ornithologists' Union and University of California Press are natural partners, as we share the same academic and non-profit goals. We look forward to serving our subscribers better, particularly through offering a wider array of print and electronic subscription options." -Erica Dunn, President, American Ornithologists Union
"The Auk has been a valued participant in BioOne, since the aggregation's launch in 2001. The BioOne community of publishers and librarians is particularly pleased to have found another like-minded partner at UC Press, where our values of independence and sustainability are shared." -Susan Skomal, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, BioOne
"We are honored and very pleased to have been chosen by the AOU to publish The Auk, which is widely regarded as one of the foremost journals in ornithology" says Rebecca Simon, Director, University of California Press Journals + Digital Publishing. "We deeply value our partnership with the AOU, our collaboration with BioOne and the common ground we share in promoting scholarly inquiry and the use of research to serve the public good as well as the scientific community."
For more information about The Auk at UC Press, please visit www.ucpressjournals.com
For more information about The Auk at BioOne please visit www.bioone.org
For more information about The American Ornithologists' Union please visit www.aou.org
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