Dr. Doug Tozer, Director, Waterbirds and Wetlands, and former Avian Conservation and Ecology Journal Management Committee Chair, Birds Canada
A major part of Birds Canada’s mission is to drive action to increase the conservation of birds. Avian Conservation and Ecology (ACE) – an open-access, electronic, scientific journal co-sponsored by Birds Canada and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists – is very important in this regard because it publishes results of relevant and timely bird conservation research. Given the many threats that birds face, the sound science and conservation recommendations that ACE provides are needed now more than ever!
Recently, there have been a number of changes at ACE that we are keen to highlight…
- Our editorship is turning over. Editor-In-Chief (EIC) Dr. Judit Szabo moved on in May 2024 after 2.5 years of service, and EIC Dr. Alex Bond did so in November 2024 after 6 years as EIC and 7 years as subject editor. We are truly indebted to Judit and Alex for their effort and guidance, which continued to grow and expand the journal, and we wish them well in their next steps.
- We welcome incoming EIC Dr. Jennifer Lavers, currently at Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation, Australia. With her diverse background and ample research experience, we look forward to a prosperous future under Jenn’s sound leadership.
- ACE Journal Management Committee Chair Dr. Doug Tozer stepped down in November 2024 after 10 years in the role, replaced by Dr. Kara Lefevre, currently at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia. As well, long-time committee members Dr. Nicola Koper, Dr. Silke Nebel, and Richard Elliott stepped down in 2024, replaced by Lionel Leston at University of Alberta and Dr. Rémi Torrenta and Dr. Matthew Fuirst at Birds Canada.
- We welcome incoming ACE Managing Editor Adrian Williams to the fold. Adrian’s technical prowess is a major asset for ACE.
We would also like to highlight the efforts of the journal’s 29 subject editors who work very hard to advance ACE by reviewing a huge volume of submitted articles and by widely promoting the journal and soliciting new submissions and special features. As well, we would like to highlight the efforts of the journal’s non-profit publisher, Resilience Alliance, whose managing staff work very hard to make ACE a reality. And a sincere thank you to the hundreds of ACE peer reviewers who have provided expert feedback on articles. To each of these many devoted individuals, we extend a great deal of thanks.
This year marks ACE’s 20th year of operation. The journal has now published over 500 articles on a diversity of topics that have been viewed by online users millions of times and downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. Such success is due to the ever-evolving team of dedicated supporters described above, who will ensure ACE continues to conserve birds well into the future. ACE’s tremendous success is also due to your dedicated support of the journal’s sponsors, Birds Canada and the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, so thank you very much to you as well. It’s humbling to consider the collective reach and ultimate impact of the research contained in ACE, and the large positive benefit for birds it undoubtedly has across Canada and globally.
Interested in checking out the many open-access articles available in the journal? Find the latest issue here. If you like, you can subscribe here to receive an email notification twice a year, when each new issue is published. And if you’re an author thinking about submitting an article to the journal, please check out the many reasons for publishing in ACE.
