SCB Offers Free Access to Publications

The Society for Conservation Biology is now offering access to publications for SCB 

members in developing countries to offset the high cost of subscribing to academic journals. 

Although access is free to those members, the membership fee is only 10 USD for those in 

developing countries, thus ensuring affordable access for those who would otherwise have to

 stand outrageous expenses to carry out research.

For more information, see the press release below.

1. Press Release: FREE Online Access to Publications for Developing 

Country SCB Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - http://www.conbio.org/media/benefits/

Contact: Alan Thornhill

(703) 276-2384

SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY TO PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO 

PUBLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRY MEMBERS

The Society for Conservation Biology, in collaboration with 

Blackwell Publishing and Elsevier Publishing, announces that online 

access to Conservation Biology, Conservation In Practice, and 

Biological Conservation is now free to SCB members in developing 

countries. Elsevier has also added Ecological Indicators, Ecological 

Complexity, and Ecological Informatics to the free publications. SCB 

is also negotiating to acquire similar access to a suite of other 

conservation-related journals from a variety of publishers, 

including additional titles from Blackwell and Elsevier.

Providing free access to conservation publications will greatly 

benefit our conservation colleagues in developing countries 

worldwide. Conservationists in developing countries want to do 

effective conservation work, but many cannot afford scientific 

publications and do not have access via their institutions. "The 

destruction of biodiversity worldwide is so rapid that there is no 

time to waste. Information must get out to conservationists who 

otherwise would not have access. SCB is leading the way in making 

scientific information available to conservation professionals and 

students in developing countries," said SCB Executive Director, Dr. 

Alan Thornhill.

Thanks to a grant from The Nature Conservancy (TNC), SCB is able to 

offer free memberships to a large number of conservationists in 

developing countries and therefore provide access to the growing 

list of free conservation publications. Jonathan Adams, Program 

Director for Conservation Knowledge and Communities at TNC said, 

"It's extremely important that conservation professionals have 

access to current scientific information. Much of the Earth's 

biodiversity can be found in developing countries, and scientists 

there often cannot get the most current information either about the 

species themselves or about the tools that are available to conserve 

them."

For updates and more information on these great new benefits, check 

the upcoming SCB newsletter and the SCB website: http://conbio.org. 

For further information, contact Dr. Alan Thornhill, Society for 

Conservation Biology at athornhill@conbio.org or (703) 276-2384 or 

Jonathan Adams, The Nature Conservancy at jadams@tnc.org or (301) 

897-8570.