The Tasmanian Naturalist
ADVICE FOR CONTRIBUTORS
The Tasmanian Naturalist is the journal of the Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club Inc. It is published annually by the Club and was first published in 1907. Authorship is unrestricted: Club and non-Club authors are welcome. Local, national and international authors are all encouraged.
The Tasmanian Naturalist publishes articles on all aspects of natural history and the conservation, management and sustainable use of natural resources, with a focus on Tasmania and Tasmanian naturalists. These can be either in a formal or informal style. Articles need not be written in a traditional scientific format unless appropriate for the content. A wide range of types of articles is accepted. For instance, the journal will publish articles that:
summarise or review relevant scientific studies, in language that can be appreciated by field naturalists;
stimulate interest in, or facilitate in identifying, studying or recording particular taxa or habitats;
record interesting observations of behaviour, phenology, natural variation or biogeography;
stimulate thinking and discussion on points of interest or contention to naturalists;
put the study of natural history today into context through comparisons with past writings, archives, etc;
review recent publications that are relevant to the study of Tasmanian natural history.
Book reviews, web site reviews, poetry and prose and other informal natural-history related content are also accepted. If you are thinking of submitting such material, please check with the Editor first (to avoid duplication of items such as book reviews and for appropriateness of content).
A guide is available [The Tasmanian Naturalist - Guidelines for Authors, pdf 90KB]. All authors should consult this document but note that much of the document is intended for more in-depth research-style articles that may require external peer-review. The Contents List has links to pdf files of articles from recent volumes of The Tasmanian Naturalist. Prospective authors should view these for ideas on style, format and content. The Club is progressively adding all articles from the entire Naturalist history to this electronic archive.