IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 123- 166 (December 2010)
Note from the Editor
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Dear Friends, Colleagues and Otter Enthusiasts!
Finally it is a fact. We have recently closed issue 27/2 and hereby start issue 27/3 – the first time ever that we have 3 issues within one year. Issue 27/3 is already completely filled with manuscripts that are either finished, are under revision or are under review. Our current planning is to get all remaining manuscripts online sometime in January, after which we will start immediately issue 28/1.
Over the last 12 months, the usage statistics for the OSG website have been very healthy! For the Bulletin, we have averaged about 5.000 visitors and 18.000 pages per month. For the e-Library (which is only for members), we average 225 visitors and 600 page loads per month. Not bad, since we have only 224 members (but of course, several people visit more than once in a month). It is YOUR website, and it is your contributions that have made it a great success and resource for otter workers.
We have passed another historical landmark, as the last report in the last issue was article 300 that is currently online available. Please also keep in mind that all articles are also available via the Directory of Open Access Journals. Thanks to Lesley we have a steady progress with the work to digitalize the remaining six issues that are not available via the website yet.
Lesley, thanks a lot for all efforts to cope with this increasing flow of manuscripts and your work behind the scenes.
We have not received any information regarding the pending decision by Thompson ISI on whether an Impact Factor will be assigned to the IUCN OSG Bull. We are under evaluation and I will inform all readers as soon as a decision will be made public.
On behalf of Jim, Lesley and I would like to thank all of you that have sent greetings to him. I’m sure you all join us in wishing him a full and speedy recovery.