IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 38 Issue 4 (August 2021)
Note from the Editor
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Dear Friends, Colleagues and Otter Enthusiasts!
We have closed issue 38/3 and immediately start issue 38/4, which again is already complete with 4 four exciting manuscripts to go online in the next weeks. Once this is done, we will have for the first time a 5th regular issue in the same year. So, there is much more to come this year.
I have a few days ago also received the most recent impact factor of the IUCN OSG Bulletin and we have now according to Scimago increased to an IF of 0,34 and have left Q4 and are now a Q3 journal within the category “Animal Science and Zoology”. I am very well aware about the ongoing discussion on all the various scientific metrics that exist and their usefulness. I hope you agree we should not be too fixed on this especially when it comes to individual impact. However, for a journal is a bit more stable and less prone to manipulation. As we have seen an increasing number of issues and articles this increase is even more remarkable. The recent increase shows that the strict quality control by our reviewers and the way the authors address the concerns raised are all of high quality.
Lesley uses a lot of time every week not only for getting the manuscripts online. There is much more work done behind the scenes and I am very thankful for the language editing and to double check missing references etc. Lesley, I want to thank you for all your efforts on behalf of the whole otter community!
