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| Discipline | Mammalogy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | Andrew Derocher |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Bears: Their Biology and Management, Proceedings of the Bear Workshop (International Conference on Bear Research and Management) |
| History | 1968, 1972–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Biannual |
| 1.094 (2016) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Ursus |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 1537-6176 (print) 1938-5439 (web) |
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Ursus is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all topics about or related to bears. [1] It is published by the International Association for Bear Research and Management. It is the only scientific journal dedicated to the world's eight species of bears. [1]
The journal was established in 1968 as Proceedings of the Bear Workshop (International Conference on Bear Research and Management). In 1972 it was renamed as Bears: Their Biology and Management. It became Ursus in 1998. [1]
The journal has been online only since 2019. [2]
The editor is Andrew Derocher of the University of Alberta. [3] [4] Derocher became the editor in 2021, taking over from Jon Swenson. [5]
