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Editorial report

Publication

Volume 32 (2002) comprised 732 pages and 35 research papers, compared with 883 pages and 45 papers in 2001. All issues were published on time.

The majority of papers published in 2002 were in the broad categories of palaeobiology (29%; 11% in 2001), invertebrates (23%; 16%), animal ecology (14%; 48%), and earth sciences (9%; 4%). The sources of papers were New Zealand crown research institutes (20%; 39% in 2001), New Zealand universities (37%; 14%), other New Zealand institutions and private individuals (37%; 23%), and overseas (6%; 25%).

Editorial Advisory Board

The Board met in July 2002. A 5-year strategic plan has been prepared for the Journal and aims to improve the Journal's circulation, readership, and standing as a leading multidisciplinary natural history and environmental sciences journal of the Pacific region.

Electronic publishing, subscriptions, and page charges

All journals published by the Royal Society of New Zealand are now available online, as abstracts and as full-text articles. In 2002 these were all free of charge; from 2003 full-text articles will be available only to subscribers. The introduction of this new service is reflected in new subscription rates and application of page charges from 1 January 2003.

Bob McDowall Board Chair

Frances Kell Editor

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand March 2003

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