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Mammal Review

Mammal Review is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on review articles concerning mammals. It provides syntheses that connect field studies, museum research, conservation policy, and systematic revisions, attracting contributors associated with institutions like the Natural History Museum, London, Smithsonian Institution, Zoological Society of London, Royal Society, and Australian Museum. Contributors and readers include researchers working at organizations such as University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Yale University, University of California, Berkeley and agencies like United States Geological Survey, Natural England, Environment Agency (England), and World Wildlife Fund.

Introduction

Established in 1970, the journal emerged during the same era as expansions at institutions such as the British Museum (Natural History), the Australian National University, University of Pretoria, and research networks like the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Over decades it has seen editorial leadership drawn from figures associated with University of Oxford, University of Edinburgh, University of Melbourne, and the University of Cape Town. Published by Wiley-Blackwell, Mammal Review is released quarterly and archives issues alongside journals such as Journal of Zoology, Biological Conservation, Conservation Biology, and Journal of Mammalogy. Back issues are accessed by libraries like the Bodleian Library and repositories such as the British Library.

The journal covers topics ranging from phylogenetics and biogeography to population ecology and conservation management, often synthesizing work produced at centers like Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Australian National Wildlife Collection, and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. Reviews address taxonomic revisions linked to institutions such as American Society of Mammalogists, evolutionary studies involving researchers at University of Chicago and University of California, Los Angeles, and conservation interventions evaluated by IUCN SSC and RSPB. Case studies often involve faunas from regions represented by museums like the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (Spain), universities such as Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and research stations like Station de Biologie Marine de Roscoff.

Editorial policy reflects standards comparable to those adopted by journals at publishers such as Nature Publishing Group and Oxford University Press. Manuscripts undergo peer review by experts affiliated with institutions including Cornell University, Duke University, University of Toronto, and Monash University. Ethical guidelines align with practices advocated by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics and funding disclosure protocols used by agencies like the Wellcome Trust and National Institutes of Health. The editorial board has historically drawn membership from academics at University of Glasgow, University of Bristol, University of Alberta, and University of Queensland.

Mammal Review is cited in conservation assessments produced by IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, management plans prepared for African Parks and Zoological Society of London projects, and syntheses in high-profile outlets such as Nature, Science, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Reviews inform policy discussions at meetings of bodies like the Convention on Biological Diversity and the United Nations Environment Programme. The journal’s influence is noted in theses from universities including University of British Columbia, ETH Zurich, and Wageningen University.

Notable articles have reviewed global topics including mammalian diversity patterns analyzed by teams from Harvard University Herbaria, drivers of extinction documented by researchers at University of Cambridge, and life-history syntheses authored with collaborators from Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and Smithsonian Institution. Special issues have compiled work arising from symposia held at venues such as the Royal Society and conferences organized by International Congress of Mammalogy. Guest editors have come from institutions including University of Minnesota, University of São Paulo, and University College London.

The journal is indexed and abstracted in databases and services including Web of Science, Scopus, BIOSIS Previews, Zoological Record, and library catalogues at the Library of Congress. Entries are discoverable by researchers using portals maintained by institutions such as Cornell University Library and National Library of Australia.

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