Wader Study
Wader Study is the new international journal of shorebird science, taking over from Wader Study Group Bulletin from January 2015 (volume 122). Wader Study publishes peer-reviewed papers on the results of shorebird research from all parts of the world. It provides a forum for wader-related news, notices, advances in study techniques, expedition reports as well as comment and debate concerning shorebird research and conservation. It includes our Ageing and Sexing series.
We encourage amateur and professional scientists to submit their manuscripts to the journal, whether they are from preliminary studies and descriptive work, or completed scientific studies on any aspect of wader biology. Publishing manuscripts in Wader Study will ensure people studying and conserving waders throughout the world learn of your work.
Like the Bulletin, Wader Study is published three times per year and is included in the annual IWSG subscription.
Launch Wader Study Leaflet Jan 2015
Advantages of publishing in Wader Study
- Dedicated support from Editors – ready to help get your paper in a high quality format and submitted (particularly to help people where English is not their first language);
- Targeted readership – sharing your interests in shorebird research, management and conservation;
- Unique DOI for each paper – making easy to access and share.
Mission statement
Wader Study aims to promote research and awareness of wader issues to a global audience, including professional and amateur ornithologists.
Aims and Scope
Wader Study is an international scientific ornithological journal published by the International Wader Study Group. Wader Study is a dedicated outlet for original research and commentary on all aspects of wader biology, ecology and conservation. It also publishes society related issues, and matters of interest to the wader community. All published scientific studies (empirical and theoretical) are peer-reviewed and have direct relevance to the ecology and/or conservation of this group of birds.
Wader Study also serves as a forum for debate and discussion with contributions dedicated to engaging authors and readers with different backgrounds. The aim of these commentaries is to unite wader enthusiasts around the world, including professionals and amateurs. Wader Study is published three times a year in April, August and December.
Submissions
Manuscripts and news items are always wanted.
Wader Study publishes several types of articles and authors must clearly indicate which type of contribution is being submitted.
Style guide for authors is available here.
Please direct all submissions and questions to the Editorial Board. Ideally material should be sent by email (editor@waderstudygroup.org) but can be posted to the address below:
Dr Humphrey P. Sitters
Postal address: Higher Wyndcliffe, Barline, Beer, Seaton, Devon, EX12 3LP, UK
Tel/fax: +44 (0)1297 21295
Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Humphrey Sitters – Editor-in-chief
Regional expertise: UK, United States, Chile, Australia, and beyond
Research expertise: Oystercatchers, moult
Currently: Shorebird Ecologist and honorary Research Fellow at Department of Biosciences, Exeter University (UK)
Editors
José A. Alves – Editor; Language assistance coordinator for Spanish and Portuguese
Conservation ecologist
Regional expertise: UK, Iceland, Portugal, Spain, The Netherlands, West Africa
Research expertise: migration ecology, foraging and breeding ecology, conservation, Black-tailed Godwits
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher, in Portugal and Iceland
Deborah M. Buehler – Editor; Outreach editor
Published writer for various general audiences
Regional expertise: Panama, The Netherlands, Canada, United States, Mauritania
Research expertise: ecoimmunology, Red Knots
Currently: Research and Data Analyst in the Office of the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science (University of Toronto, Canada)
Jesse R. Conklin – Editor; Style and design coordinator
Scientist, and (former) graphic designer
Regional expertise: United States (incl. Alaska), South Korea, China, New Zealand
Research expertise: Arctic breeding waders, migration ecology, moult, Bar-tailed Godwits, population genetics
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher with Conservation Ecology Group (University of Groningen, The Netherlands)
Jeroen Reneerkens – Editor
Scientist running a long-term international research project on Sanderling
Regional expertise: The Netherlands, Ghana, Mauritania, Mongolia, Iceland, Greenland, Canada (Ellesmere Island)
Research expertise: Arctic breeding waders, Sanderling, population dynamics, mating strategies, migration ecology, endocrinology
Currently: Postdoctoral Researcher, Aarhus University, Denmark
Paul A. Smith – Editor; Western Hemisphere Shorebird Group Liaison
Shorebird scientist
Regional expertise: United States (incl. Alaska), Canada
Research expertise: Arctic breeding waders, population dynamics.
Currently: Research Scientist, Arctic Terrestrial Birds and Ecosystems, at Environment Canada, Science and Technology Branch (Ottawa, Canada)
Yvonne I. Verkuil – Editor
Scientifically thinking do-it-all
Regional expertise: The Netherlands, Ukraine, Canada, Argentina, United States, New Zealand
Research expertise: population genetics, feeding ecology
Currently: Research and Teaching Assistance in the Conservation Ecology Group (University of Groningen, The Netherlands); Personal Assistant of Prof. dr. Theunis Piersma; chair of the International Wader Study Group; IUCN representative in the CMS Flyways Working Group
Editorial Advisory Panel
Brad Andres, US Fish & Wildlife Service, Denver, USA
Robert Gill, US Geological Survey, Anchorage, USA
Simon Gillings, British Trust for Ornithology, UK
Patricia González, Fundacion Inaflaquen, Argentina
Tómas Gunnarsson, University of Iceland, Iceland
Hermann Hötker, NABU Institut, Germany
Pedro Lourenço, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Clive Minton, Australasian Wader Studies Group, Australia
Silke Nebel, Science to Action Consulting, Canada
Theunis Piersma, University of Groningen & NIOZ, The Netherlands
Magdalena Remisiewicz, University of Gdańsk, Poland
Gregor Scheiffarth, Wadden Sea National Park of Lower Saxony, Germany
Pavel Tomkovich, Moscow University, Russia
Les Underhill, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Nils Warnock, Audubon Alaska, USA