ESA journals Working Group

Chair: Don Driscoll (d.driscoll@deakin.edu.au)

Working group members:

• Nigel Andrew, Editor, Austral Ecology
• Perpetua Turner, Editorial Chair, EMR
• Tein McDonald, Editor, EMR
• Maggie Watson, Book Review Editor
• Gail Spina, ESA Executive Officer

Purpose:
The overall ESA Journals Working Group objectives are:

• Assess current budgets, and budget projections of ESA journals (Austral Ecology and Ecological Management & Restoration)
• Prepare contractual arrangements 18 – 24 months before current Publishing Agreements expire with publishers. Note that clause 12.2 of the 2015 – 2019 publishing agreement for Austral Ecology requires negotiations between Jan 2018 – June 2018 for new agreement to start in 2020
• Identify threats to publication income
• Identify new initiatives to enhance the readership, longevity and relevance of the journals
• Maintain clear differentiation of content between the two journals

Detailed terms of reference