IBIS publishes original papers, reviews and short communications reflecting the forefront of research activity in ornithological science, but with special emphasis on the conservation, ecology, ethology and systematics of birds.
Supplement called Recent ornithological literature, published jointly with "The Auk" and "The Emu". From 2003 this supplement is available on www.birdlit.org
Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA initiative with the FAO and the OARE initiative with UNEP. For information, visit www.aginternetwork.org and www.oaresciences.org/about/en/index.html.