Editorial Structure

Australian Systematic Botany is guided by an Editorial Board which comprises an Editor-in-Chief and a team of Associate Editors.

The Editor-in-Chief is appointed by the Publisher following approval by the Board of Standards established between CSIRO and the Australian Academy of Science.  An overview of this partnership can be found on the CSIRO Publishing website. The Editor-in-Chief is appointed to lead and manage the Editorial Board, advocate for the journal to the research community, attract and select high-quality content for the journal and ensure high standards of publication ethics are maintained. 

Associate Editors are selected by the Editor-in-Chief. Selection of Associate Editors is based on expertise in key areas of the journal’s scope and active participation internationally in their area of expertise. The Editor-in-Chief works with the Publisher towards securing a diverse Editorial Board through actively seeking editors from a range of backgrounds and cultures, paying close attention to gender, ethnicity, career stage and geographical diversity. 

Associate Editors are appointed for a set term which may be renewed upon agreement by the Associate Editor, Editor-in-Chief and the Publisher.

Associate Editors make recommendations about publication of articles in the journal but the final decision is made by the Editor-in-Chief. The journal’s policies on peer review can be found on the journal website.

Our journal editors are expected to work within the framework of the Core Practices, and according to the CSIRO Publishing Editorial Board Conduct Policy.

• Darren M. Crayn
  Professor and Director, Australian Tropical Herbarium, James Cook University, Australia
  Keywords: systematics, phylogenetics, evolution, Ericaceae, Elaeocarpaceae
   

• Russell L. Barrett
  Senior Research Scientist, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Botanic Gardens of Sydney, Australia
  Keywords: systematics, nomenclature, taxonomy, Cyperaceae, Australian flora
• Michael Bayly
  Associate Professor, School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Australia
  Keywords: plant taxonomy, phylogenetics, Australian flora
• David John Cantrill
  Chief Botanist and Executive Director Science, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australia
  Keywords: palaeobotany, plant biogeography, phylogenomics
• Malte C. Ebach
  Honorary Associate Professor, University of New South Wales; Research Associate, Australian Museum, Australia
  Keywords: bioregionalisation, cladistics, historical biogeography, systematics
• Maria Dalila Espírito-Santo
  Specialist in Flora and Habitats, LEAF, University of Lisbon, Portugal
  Keywords: botany, phytosociology, botanical gardens, biodiversity conservation
• John Marinus Huisman
  Principal Research Scientist (Herbarium Curator), Western Australian Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Australia
  Keywords: algae, taxonomy, seaweed, biodiversity
• Brendan Lepschi
  Head Curator, Australian National Herbarium, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australia
  Keywords: taxonomy, nomenclature, Myrtaceae, Goodeniaceae, Santalaceae
• Limin Lu
  Professor of the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  Keywords: Vitaceae, tree of life, biodiversity conservation, phylogenetic diversity, phylogenomics
• Helge Thorsten Lumbsch
  Vice President of Science and Curator, The Field Museum, USA
  Keywords: fungi, lichens, historical biogeography, phylogenetics
• Stephen McLoughlin
  Professor of Palaeobotany, Department of Paleobiology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Sweden
  Keywords: palaeobotany, palynology, Gondwana, fossil, biostratigraphy
• Heidi Meudt
  Curator Botany, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand
  Keywords: plant systematics, taxonomy, molecular phylogeny, morphology, southern hemisphere
• Anna Monro
  Botanical Information Manager, Australian National Herbarium, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australia
  Keywords: nomenclature
• Daniel John Murphy
  Senior Research Scientist, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australia
  Keywords: botany, systematics, taxonomy, biogeography, Acacia
• Katharina Nargar
  Senior Research Scientist, Team Leader Tropical Biodiversity and Evolution; Australian Tropical Herbarium and National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO, Australia
  Keywords: phylogenomics, conservation genomics, molecular systematics, trait evolution, Orchidaceae
• Leon Perrie
  Curator Botany, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand
  Keywords: ferns, taxonomy, phylogeny, south-west Pacific
• Harald Schneider
  Professor at Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  Keywords: evolution, biodiversity, genomics, phylogenetics, taxonomy
• Joeri Sergej Stryjk
  Director and Senior Researcher, Alliance for Conservation Tree Genomics, Laos and Malaysia
  Keywords: genomics, biogeography, taxonomy, evolution, biodiversity
• Jennifer A. Tate
  Associate Professor, Massey University, New Zealand
  Keywords: Malvaceae, polyploidy, hybridisation. biogeography, genome evolution
• Kevin Thiele
  Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Australia
  Keywords: taxonomy, systematics, nomenclature, biodiversity, phylogenetics 
• Andrew H. Thornhill
  Director, NCW Beadle Herbarium; Lecturer of Plant Systematics, University of New England, Australia
  Keywords: phylogenetics, biogeography, systematics, paleobotany, Myrtaceae
• Michelle Waycott
  Professor Plant Systematics and Chief Botanist, The University of Adelaide and the Botanic Gardens and State Herbarium, Australia
  Keywords: evolution, angiosperms, marine, phylogenomics, DNA
• Judy West
  Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research and CSIRO, Australia
• David Williams
  Principal Researcher, Natural History Museum, UK
  Keywords: cladistics, Diatom, biogeography, systematics, taxonomy
• Peter Gordon Wilson
  Honorary Research Associate, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Australia
  Keywords: Myrtaceae, Indigofera, nomenclature