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The Bulletin is the house journal of the Society, published quarterly and sent free of charge to all our members.
It is an informal publication which serves as a channel of communication between the Society and the membership. The Bulletin is currently sent as a print publication but we will, in future, be posting a selection of new and archival content to the Bulletin online in the members’ area of the website.
A preview of the December 2009 issue is available to our members in the members' area.
The Bulletin carries news and reports on all Society activities, particularly in science policy, education, grants and publications. Society meetings and other gatherings of interest to ecologists are announced and reported on, and the manifold activities of the ten Specialist Groups are covered.
In addition to the official business of the Society, numerous other articles seek to inform and entertain our readers. There are occasional Features, organised and edited by Alison Holt and Tom Webb, on topics of current interest and concern.
In the March 2009 issue, the focus is on marine ecology and previous features are available here. Tom and Alison also edit Field Notes, an informal series where we invite an ecologist to tell us about a site that inspires them, and Methods in Ecology, a new series which will build on the newly announced BES journal Methods in Ecology and Evolution. Three regular essayists, Richard Hobbs, Keith Kirby and John Wiens offer eclectic and thoughtful pieces from ecologists in three different working environments and three separate continents.
There are occasional contributions from all over the world, and recent articles have considered biodiversity informatics, the impact of self-citation, and the practical difficulties facing ecologists in emerging democracies.
Publications are an important aspect of working life for ecologists, and as well as regular updates from Society journals we offer an extensive book reviews section, edited by Peter Thomas. Peter and his team aim to cover a wide range of books with prompt and pithy reviews that will give readers a flavour of the wide range of new books coming onto the market.
We want the Bulletin to reflect the interests and concerns of our membership; we have a Notes and News section which can be used for announcements of interest, and we encourage members to submit their personal news of moves, promotions, honours and awards. We carry meeting announcements and there is a regular Diary that lists forthcoming events.
Whether you are a student at the start of a career, an established ecologist with a heavy teaching load and a lab full of students to keep in funds, a full time researcher or consultant with contracts to fulfill, or one of the many retired ecologists who still keep a keen interest in the subject, the Bulletin has something for you.
The Bulletin welcomes contributions or ideas for new topics members would like to see covered. For all editorial enquiries contact the Bulletin editor Alan Crowden. To send books for review contact Peter Thomas.
We offer Advertising opportunities to publishers, software companies, equipment manufacturers and others. For advertising enquiries contact Bill Bewes, Membership Officer.
Submission guidelines are available here.
