Wingspan
Wingspan is a twice yearly newsletter.
Editor
Petra Bohall Wood
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
P.O. Box 6125, 333 Percival Hall
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6125 USA
PH: 304-293-3794 ext 2433
FAX: 304-293-2441
EM: rrfwingspan@mail.wvu.edu
Get previous Wingspans here:
Mar 2006,
Sept 2006,
Mar 2007,
Sept 2007
Content Guidelines
Wingspan was established in 1992 as a newsletter designed to provide timely
information to members of the Raptor Research Foundation. It is intended to complement, not overlap,
The Journal of Raptor Research. RRF's intent for Wingspan has been honed as
the Wingspan editors have confronted a wide array of potential content and have sought
guidance from the RRF board. Through this iterative process, the following guidelines have emerged.
Appropriate for Wingspan
Leadership Communications—communications to the RRF membership from RRF officers, directors, and
committees; also, letters written by RRF to other organizations.
Commentary—Although open letters have seldom appeared, Wingspan welcomes
commentary regarding RRF as an organization as well as raptor biology and conservation.
Conservation News—updates on recent conservation events and activities. Such accounts should
not report results of investigations, although the scientific basis of a problem, action, or
decision may be summarily described (e.g., a decision to list a raptor species as endangered
based on population declines).
Profiles—sketches of established organizations whose purpose substantially concerns raptors.
Meeting Reports—summary descriptions of recent conferences, symposia, and workshops concerning
raptors. Such accounts may note the titles/authors of papers presented at the event—if the
number of papers is small—but should not report findings (results) of these papers.
RRF Resolutions—draft resolutions before the RRF Membership; also, final resolutions once they
have been adopted.
Thesis Abstracts—abstracts of theses or dissertations on raptors published during the current
or preceding two calendar years. Abstracts should be accompanied by a complete citation
(author's full name, year, title, university, city in which the university is located, and
number of pages).
Announcements—descriptions of upcoming events, job openings, recent publications, audio/visual
resources, and on-line resources concerning raptors; also, assistance offered and sought by
persons working with raptors, and personal property (related to raptors) offered for sale by
members.
Grants and Awards—announcements of grants and awards available exclusively to persons working
with birds of prey; also, announcements of grant and award recipients whose grant/award is based
on work with raptors.
News of Members—news of RRF members, including obituaries and contact information updates; news
should not include results of members' investigations.
RRF Elections—solicitations urging RRF members to run for office; also, results of RRF
elections.
RRF Business—any other matters pertaining to RRF as an organization.
Not Appropriate for Wingspan
Results—with the sole exception of thesis abstracts (see above),
Wingspan does not publish results from research, monitoring, inventories, surveys,
management experiments, expeditions, or other types of investigation. These types of reports
must undergo peer review and are appropriately directed to The Journal of Raptor Research
or another scientific publication.
RR Communications—Communications concerning content published in The Journal of Raptor
Research should be directed to RRF's Editor-in-Chief.
Book Reviews—Critiques/comments regarding the content or merits of a recent publication should
be directed to RRF's Book Reviews Editor. Book reviews are featured in The Journal of Raptor
Research.
Advertisements—Wingspan does not publish advertisements for commercial enterprises.
General Ornithology—Wingspan publishes only material that is specific to raptors.
Contributions concerning birds in general should be directed to the Editor of
Ornithological Newsletter.
