The Journal of Field Ornithology welcomes original articles that emphasize the descriptive or experimental study of birds in their natural habitats. Articles depicting general techniques, emphasizing conservation, describing life history, or assessing published studies or existing ideas are appropriate. The Journal is especially interested in field studies conducted in the Neotropics and those involving participation by nonprofessional ornithologists.

野外鳥類學(xué)雜志歡迎原創(chuàng)文章，強調(diào)對鳥類在其自然棲息地的描述性或?qū)嶒炐匝芯俊Ｎ恼旅枋鲆话慵夹g(shù)，強調(diào)保護(hù)，描述生活史，或評估已發(fā)表的研究或現(xiàn)有的想法是適當(dāng)?shù)摹Ｔ撾s志對新熱帶地區(qū)的實地研究以及非專業(yè)鳥類學(xué)家參與的實地研究特別感興趣。