Florida Field Naturalist
Your Go-To Publication on Local Fauna
The Florida Field Naturalist (FFN) is a quarterly publication of the Florida Ornithological Society, comprised of articles and notes from scientific members of our community. Topics consist of results of biological field studies, distributional records, and natural history observations of vertebrates, especially birds. Its geographic area includes Florida, adjacent states, the Bahamas, and nearby West Indies. The University of South Florida Libraries are the official depository for the Florida Ornithological Society. Our publication can be found online, but members of FOS receive a printed copy as part of their membership benefits. Please consider getting involved in the Florida Field Naturalist by becoming a member, placing a donation, or submitting an article.
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FOR ORIGINAL ARTICLES AND NOTES
Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation
Florida Field Naturalist is a refereed journal emphasizing biological field studies and observations of vertebrates, especially birds, in or near Florida and the nearby West Indies. We welcome submission of original manuscripts containing new information from these areas.
Please consult recent issues of the journal for style.
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While the Florida Ornithological Society wants the many excellent articles and notes in the Florida Field Naturalist to be available to the general public and the scientific community, it costs money to publish our journal. Please consider joining our society and make a contribution to our publication.
All members receive a yearly printed subscription to the Florida Field Naturalist.
Contribute to Our Next Publication
The Florida Field Naturalist publishes articles and notes on vertebrates – especially birds – from Florida, adjacent states, the Bahamas, and nearby West Indies.
We accept submissions on the following topics:
Biological field studies
Distributional records
Natural history observations of vertebrates, especially birds
Reviews and commentaries of books, monographs, and other material of interest
If you would like to send us a submission, please fill out the contact form and the Editor, Dr. Rindy Anderson, will get back you soon.
