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Overview of the SCB Policy Approval Process
No SCB member or group (Section, Chapter or Working Group) may issue a statement without approval from the SCB Policy Committee. If you, or your group, wish to issue a policy statement, or if you want SCB Global to issue a policy statement, you must follow the SCB policy approval process.
We will most likely expedite the review of your statement, and will most likely accept your statement, if the statement is
- Based on science published in Conservation Biology, other peer-reviewed journals, or white papers approved by SCB or its Sections.
- Consistent with the strategic policy priorities of SCB or your Section. A description of SCB policy priorities is available at www.conbio.org/activities/policy/Priorities.cfm. Several SCB Sections post their policy priorities on their Web sites.
Please ensure that your proposal is written in clear, objective language that is appropriate for conservation researchers, managers, and policy makers.
To request approval of a policy statement, follow these steps:
- Complete the Policy Approval Form.
- Submit the form and any supporting documents to the President and Policy Chair of your Section. For example, if your chapter is based in North Dakota, submit the draft statement to the President and Policy Chair of the North America Section. Email addresses for these individuals are available on Section websites.
- At the same time, submit the form and supporting documents to SCB’s Policy Director (John Fitzgerald, jfitzgerald@conbio.org) and the SCB Policy Committee Chair (Luigi Boitani, luigi.boitani@uniroma1.it).
If your statement meets the criteria listed above (a, b), you will be notified of your statement’s acceptance (with revisions, if needed) or rejection within six business days of submission.
If your statement does NOT meet the three criteria listed above, your statement may be reviewed by independent scientists or practitioners. If additional review is needed, you can be expected to be notified of your statement’s acceptance (with revisions, if needed), or rejection within no more than 11 business days of submission.
Click here to see a flow diagram outlining the approval process.
A detailed description of the internal workings of the policy approval process (the internal steps SCB takes as your document is reviewed) is available at www.conbio.org/Activities/Policy/PolicyInnerWorkings.cfm
Please consult with the Policy Director if you have further questions.
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