Editorial Structure

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

The co-Editors-in-Chief are 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 co-Editors-in-Chief are 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 co-Editors-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 co-Editors-in-Chief work 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, co-Editors-in-Chief and the Publisher.

Associate Editors make recommendations about publication of articles in the journal but the final decision is made by a co-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.

• John Morgan
  Associate Professor, La Trobe University
  Australia
  Keywords: plant ecology, long-term change, grassy ecosystems, seedling regeneration, disturbance ecology
• Mark Ooi
  Associate Professor, Centre for Ecosystem Science, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
  Australia
  Keywords: plant ecology, botany, fire ecology, seed science, conservation biology

• Tony Auld
  Professorial Fellow, Center for Ecosystem Science, University of New South Wales
  Australia
  Keywords: plant ecology, fire, threatened species, threat management
• Christopher Blackman
  Post-doctoral Researcher, School of Biological Sciences, University of Tasmania
  Australia
  Keywords: eco-physiology, plant–water relations, drought, hydraulics, xlyem
• Margaret Byrne
  Executive Director, WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
  Australia
  Keywords: conservation genomics, population genetics, phylogeography, climate adaptation, mating system
• James Camac
  Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis, The University of Melbourne
  Australia
  Keywords: biosecurity, fire ecology, vegetation dynamics, quantitative analysis
• Garry Cook
  Honorary Fellow, CSIRO
  Australia
  Keywords: savannas, tropics, fire, weeds
• Andrew Denham
  Senior Scientist, Conservation and Restoration Science Branch, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
  Australia
  Keywords: fire, seed bank, ecology, demography, threats
• Emilie Ens
  Associate Professor, Macquarie University
  Australia
  Keywords: cross-cultural ecology, conservation biology, invasion ecology, ecosystem services, community-based conservation
• Ben Gooden
  Senior Research Scientist in weed ecology and management, CSIRO
  Australia
  Keywords: alien plant invasion, plant–animal interactions, plant–fungal interactions, soil ecology, weed ecology and management
• Susan Hoebee
  Senior Lecturer, La Trobe University
  Australia
  Keywords: conservation, genetics, pollination, plant reproduction
• Ilaine Matos
  Lecturer (Botany), University of Adelaide
  Australia
  Keywords: plant ecophysiology, global change biology, plant anatomy, functional ecology, plant hydraulics
• Rachael Nolan
  Associate Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
  Australia
  Keywords: fire, ecology, physiology, drought, traits
• Lynda Prior
  Research Fellow, School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania
  Australia
  Keywords: fire ecology, forest ecology, tree growth, water relations
• Noushka Reiter
  Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
  Australia
• Steve Sinclair
  Principal Scientist, Plant Ecology, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research
  Australia
  Keywords: vegetation, conservation biology, plant ecology, threatened species, grasslands
• Susanna Venn
  Associate Professor of Plant Ecology, Deakin University
  Australia
  Keywords: alpine, seed germination, thermal tolerance, community ecology, environmental gradients
• Dick Williams
  Adjunct Professor, Departmemt of Environment and Genetics, La Trobe University
  Australia
  Keywords: alpine, biodiversity, climate change, fire, savanna

• Clare Vernon
  PhD Candidate, Deakin University
  Australia
  Keywords: ecosystem, indicator, shrub, alpine, plant ecology