A new editorial board, chaired by renowned ornithologist Frank E. Rheindt has been created for the Oriental Bird Club's peer-reviewed journal, Forktail.

Frank, who is based at the National University of Singapore as an Assistant Professor, will be ably supported in running the journal by OBC Council Member Dr Ding Li Yong, and an impressive team of knowledgeable bird experts from across the region, specifically:

Dr Carmela Española (University of the Philippines, Diliman); Dr Chang-Yong Choi (Seoul National University, South Korea); Assoc. Prof. Chongleong Puan (Universiti Putra Malaysia); Dr Colin R. Trainor (Charles Darwin University, Australia); Dr Fangyuan Hua (Peking University, China): Dr Geoffrey W.H. Davison (National Parks Board, Singapore); Dr James A. Eaton (Birdtour Asia (based in Malaysia)); Dr Le Manh Hung (Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi, Vietnam); Dr Pavel Ktitorov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Branch); Assoc. Prof. Philip Round (Mahidol University, Thailand); Sayam Chowdhury (Bangladesh Spoon-billed Sandpiper Project); Shashank Dalvi (Birdtour Asia (based in India)); Dr Simon Mahood (Wildlife Conservation Society Cambodia); Tim Inskipp; Dr Wieland Heim (University of Münster, Germany); and Dr Yuda Pramana (Atma Jaya University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia).

Forktail is the premier journal of Asian ornithology. Under the new editorial team, the journal continues to pursue academic excellence by providing a forum for impactful research on Asia’s avifauna.

With the on-going global environmental crisis worsening across Asia, Forktail will give particular consideration to submissions that have important conservation implications. At the same time, the journal continues to be open to submission of manuscripts dealing with ecology, physiology, bioacoustics and taxonomy, and has a new focus on field survey work that produces significant findings in an Asian context.

The new Forktail editorial board is currently seeking new paper submissions from established and up-and-coming bird researchers from across the Oriental region.

Correspondence and manuscripts for consideration should be sent to the newly created email address: forktail@orientalbirdclub.org

We look forward to reading the results of your ornithological research!