AOS Proposes New Names for Auk and Condor
The AOS Council has voted to approve changing the names of the Society’s journals from Auk to Ornithology and from Condor to Ornithological Applications.
How to Nail Your Paper’s Title and Abstract
You’ve written your paper, double-checked the references, and formatted it for submission. There’s just one thing missing — the title.
A Message from the AOS President: Supporting You During COVID-19
Our primary goal is to ensure that your AOS membership provides you with as much value as possible during this difficult time.
Your Input Needed on the Names of Our Journals!
How can AOS’s publications program can best respond to the revolutionary changes currently underway in scientific publishing?
Nominations Now Open for AOS Council
Have you ever wondered who’s in charge of AOS? The governing body of the society is the AOS Council.
Welcome to the New AOS Fellows, Honorary Fellows, & Elective Members
At our annual meeting each year, we officially welcome the new classes of Fellows, Honorary Fellows, and Elective Members of AOS. Individuals are elected to these special membership classes in recognition of their contributions to ornithology and to AOS. Congratulations to the newest members of these honored groups, who were voted in at our 2019 annual meeting …
Welcome to the New Members of the AOS Council!
We are excited to announce the winners of the recent AOS Council election! The Council is AOS’s governing body, made up of members who volunteer their time to oversee the Society’s strategic direction, policies, budget, and organizational planning. The four new Elective Councilors (below) will be joining eight Elective Councilors and four officers (President, President-Elect, …
Mentors, Consider Involving Your Students in Peer Review
The American Ornithological Society is committed to providing professional development opportunities for our members. With that in mind, if you’re a faculty member and are invited to review a paper for The Auk or The Condor, we encourage you to consider involving graduate students you mentor in the peer review process. If you have an advanced graduate student who …
Crystal Ruiz Earns Certified Association Executive Credential
Crystal Ruiz, AOS Director of Operations and Administration, has earned the Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation. The CAE is the highest professional credential in the association industry. To be designated as a Certified Association Executive, an applicant must have a minimum of three years experience with nonprofit organization management, complete a minimum of 100 hours …
Thank You to Kathleen Erickson, Outgoing AOS Journals Director
Today the American Ornithological Society is saying a fond farewell to Kathleen Erickson, who has led AOS’s publications since 2013. Kathleen was hired in 2013 as the Managing Editor of The Auk and The Condor, working for the newly created Central Ornithological Publications Office, a joint venture of the American Ornithologists’ Union and the Cooper Ornithological Society that …