VOLUME ONE OF THE JOURNAL OF CRYPTOZOOLOGY WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE

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The CFZ Publishing Group is delighted to announce that Volume One of The Journal of Cryptozoology is now available for pre-order. It is being uploaded today and - unless something goes horribly wrong, the first copies will be shipped out next week.

Editorial
Karl P.N. Shuker

A Digital Search Assistant for Cryptozoological Field Expeditions
Andrew May

The Queensland Tiger: Further Evidence on the 1871 Footprint
Malcolm Smith

The Second 'Scapasaurus' (Re)Discovered
Markus Hemmler

Identifying 'Jaws', the Margaret River Mammal Carcase
Darren Naish

Instructions to Contributors:
(i) Important Issues to Consider When Preparing a Cryptozoological Paper
(ii) The Style of Presentation Required for Submissions to the Journal

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We have chosen the king cheetah as the emblem of the Journal of Cryptozoology as it is the perfect example of what cryptozoology should be concerned with. It is a particularly uncommon mutation of the cheetah which was first noted in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in 1926, and was initially thought to be a separate species Acinonyx rex. Its status as a species was conclusively disproved nearly 60 years later when king cheetah cubs were born in captivity to parents with normal markings. Cryptozoology in its purest form is about the search for the truth concerning what Bernard Heuvelmans described in 1980 as ‘unexpected animals’. The truth may not be as exciting, or even as newsworthy, as many pundits would like, but it is still the truth. And in the end, that is all that matters.

The Journal of Cryptozoology is published and funded by CFZ Press, which is owned by the Centre for Fortean Zoology. However, it is an entity completely separate from the CFZ and entirely independent of it. We have long been aware of the need for a peer-reviewed academic journal covering cryptozoology, and we feel that it is important that it is truly international in scope and independent of any pre-existing organisation or pressure group.

We think that this is a very exciting new venture, and are immensely proud to be involved as its publishers. We are sad to see that other publishing ventures have folded for lack of funding, and so CFZ Publishing Group will guarantee to maintain funding of this project for at least the first ten volumes, regardless of sales, subscriber figures, or other outside factors.

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