Emu (journal)


Emu, subtitled Austral Ornithology, is the peer-reviewed scientific journal of BirdLife Australia. The journal was established in 1901 and is the oldest ornithological journal published in Australia. The current editor-in-chief is Kate Buchanan. The journal was published quarterly for the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union in print and online by CSIRO Publishing until 2016. According to the Journal [Citation Reports], the journal has a 2012 impact factor of 1.895, ranking it 4th out of 22 journals in the category "Ornithology".