''Chelonian Conservation and Biology: International Journal of Turtle and Tortoise Research'' is a

peer-reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer review ...

scientific journal In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication designed to further the progress of science by disseminating new research findings to the scientific community. These journals serve as a platform for researchers, schola ...

covering research on freshwater turtles, marine turtles, and tortoises ( Order Testudines). It was established in 1993 by the Chelonian Research Foundation as the new scientific journal of the

IUCN Species Survival Commission The IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN SSC) is one of the six commissions of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The Species Survival Commission, the largest of the IUCN's six commissions, is a science-driven network cons ...

's Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group and the ''International Bulletin of Chelonian Research''. The journal was first published with support from

Conservation International Conservation International (CI) is an American nonprofit environmental organization headquartered in Crystal City, Virginia, in Arlington County, Virginia. CI's work focuses on science, policy and partnership with businesses, governments and co ...

, the Chelonian Institute, the

Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a global 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization, headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, with a mission to save "wildlife and wild places across the globe". Founded in ...

, the Florida Audubon Society, and the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union. Since 2006, the journal has been published in collaboration with Allen Press Publishing Services. The first

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were John L. Behler, Peter C. H. Pritchard, and Anders G. J. Rhodin. Rhodin has been one of the editors ever since, first with Pritchard and currently with Jeffrey A. Seminoff.

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