CBA/ABC Bulletin

Information about the Bulletin

As the current Editor, I look forward to receiving articles of interest to the botanical community from members of the CBA/ABC. Three issues are published each year, in March, September and December. Articles should be sent electronically to me at:  cba.abc.bulletin@gmail.com  .  Deadlines for each issue are given on the second page of the Bulletin.  Manuscripts may also be sent by mail to:  Christine D. Maxwell, 924 Cassandra Place, Nanaimo, BC V9V 1C1

The Bulletin is available only to members of the Canadian Botanical Association (and a few subscribing libraries). Members will be notified by email when a new edition is available on line. See instructions below.  Those regular members who wish to have a paper copy may do so by indicating on the membership form. The annual cost is $8.00.  Retired members may have a paper copy at no cost, though many have said they prefer the online version only. This can also be indicated on the membership form.

Editorial Policy

The Canadian Botanical Association Bulletin is designed for members of the association. It’s goals are to inform members about Association's activities, to keep updated about botany in Canada, and to provide a means of expression. Most members are live in Canada but others come from United States, Europe, Africa, and Australasia. A few libraries, Canadian and foreign, are subscribers too.

The Bulletin publishes texts in French and in English. The choice of language is the author's choice. An author wishing to publish a short text in both languages may get help from the Editor in finding a translator. All that appears in the Bulletin must be approved by the editor who can modify or correct at will (with the consent of authors). However, authors are responsible for their opinions.

Contents of the Bulletin

The CBA Bulletin is both the result of interests of those active members involved in the Association and the editor's style. Over the years, the Bulletin showed great variations in its page layout and in its contents. Some columns are seasonal while others are regular features. Some columns lasted for a time and disappeared (e.g. The Plant Press prepared by Joe Gerrath).  Depending on the issue, the following are examples of what may be found:

President's Message

Editor's Message

Association news

News from Sections

Obituaries  

Portraits of living botanists

Papers (popular, scientific or else)

Book (or any publication) Reviews

Requests for information or collaboration

Positions open

Symposia

Reports of meetings (particularly the Annual Meeting),symposia or workshops.

Current Research Projects in Canadian Labs

Recent theses

A full set of Bulletins is available on a CD produced by Martin Dubé (cost $5.00 available from the current Editor). It is interesting to read the history of the CBA from the first Bulletin, in 1968, up to the present!

Christine D. Maxwell

Editor

Bulletin of the Canadian Botanical Association