''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 ...

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covering research on freshwater turtles, marine turtles, and tortoises ( Order Testudines). It was established in 1993 by the

Chelonian Research Foundation Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked t ...

as the new scientific journal of the

IUCN Species Survival Commission The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natur ...

'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, Arlington, Virginia. CI's work focuses on science, policy and partnership with businesses, governments and communities. The organ ...

, the Chelonian Institute, the

Wildlife Conservation Society The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a non-governmental organization headquartered at the Bronx Zoo in New York City, that aims to conserve the world's largest wild places in 14 priority regions. Founded in 1895 as the New York Zoological ...

, the Florida Audubon Society, and the Species Survival Commission of the World Conservation Union. Since 2006, the journal has been published in collaboration with

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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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