Koedoe: Changing of the guard

reflected on the history of the journal. When Koedoe was first instituted by South African National Parks (SANParks) in 1958, research in SANParks was still in its infancy and the journal was considered a novel and bold approach to integrating protected area management with research in Africa. Since then, Koedoe has enjoyed sustained support, and the readership has grown exponentially. Koedoe has published over 1,250 articles, from a wide range of fields (Figure Over the last decade it became increasingly important to expand the scope of Koedoe beyond the biophysical to include research areas that were less commonly published in Koedoe but crucial to conservation. These included subjects like tourism, adaptive management and social-ecological sciences. Koedoe is well placed to play an important role in publishing relevant and robust science for the benefit of conservation broadly.