IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group
Volume 41 Issue 1 (March 2024)
Note from the Editor
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Dear Friends, Colleagues and Otter Enthusiasts!
We just closed the last issue 40/4 of 2023. We had another year with 4 issues and this year may see an even further increase of issues as by today we have two complete issues that we will do our best to get online soon.
It happened recently that authors asked me some months after submission about the status of their manuscript. It seems that these manuscripts got somewhere lost as they were not in my inbox and not in my spam folder. I usually send a confirmation within 3-4 days so if you do not hear from me, please contact me immediately rather than waiting so long.
In the Steering Committee we discussed a few items in relation to the Bulletin. We kindly ask all members of the OSG to state in their affiliation “OSG member”. Another small change will take place in respect to the review process. I will keep sending your manuscripts to two independent reviewers. In addition the two Co-Chairs, the Continental Coordinators and the Species Coordinators will also get the manuscript for novelty and quality check but also to inform them what is going on in their area of interest.
I also welcome the guest editorial of Chris Shepherd. In case you feel like writing something like a guest editorial or letter-to-the-editor send me a mail and we see how to best address this in one of the next issues.
Lesley has done another year of excellent work for all of us as the IUCN OSG Bulletin serves really the whole community. I can assure that she always finds some last typos or missing reference in your manuscripts that slipped attention.
Lesley, thank you so much for all the time you spend on us rather than on any other of your multitude of activities. I really appreciate your support.
