Archives of natural history

Cover design (1997- ) incorporates figures of an amphipod (Onidium gibbosum) drawn by Sydney Parkinson on 7 September 1768 (see Archives of natural history 22: 271, 1995), manuscript botanical notes by William Nicolson dating from 1690 and by Ralph Johnson made in 1671-1672, with Potentilla fruticosa (shrubby cinquefoil) from John Ray's Catalogus plantarum Angliae (1677) (see Archives of natural history 22: 158, 162, 150. 1995).

"A Good Read..."

The Society's main publication is its Archives of natural history, a highly respected journal, produced three times a year, and distributed free to all members. It contains refereed, illustrated papers and reviews of recently published books.

Honorary Editor: Dr E. CHARLES NELSON
email: editor@shnh.org

Associate Editor: Dr JOE CAIN
email: j.cain@ucl.ac.uk

Book Reviews Editor: Dr PETER BARNARD
email: books@shnh.org

Archives of natural history (formerly the Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History) is the main way in which the Society fulfils its objectives. It provides an avenue for the publication of papers in all those areas of interest to the Society. From volume 30 (2003) Archives of natural history will be published twice a year, with each part containing at least 192 pages. All papers submitted must be original and will be subject to peer review before acceptance for publication.

• A cumulative index is available of the contents  for the Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History and Archives of natural history.

• Subscriptions to Archives of natural history are welcomed from libraries and institutions.

• Back issues of the journals are available.

• For Instructions to authors, providing detailed information about the preparation of papers for Archives of natural history.

The Honorary Editor can advise authors about the suitability and format of papers. Papers must be submitted in typescript (two copies, double spaced throughout), but final edited copy will be requested on disc.

Links to papers, originally published in the Society's journal, now available on the internet

W. L. Tjaden 1969. Amaryllis belladonna and the Guernsey lily: an overlooked clue Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 9 (3): 251-256) http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/1978/Amaryllis/tjaden.htm
A. R. Kabat 1996. J. J. N. A. Spalowsky (1752–1797) and the Prodromus in Systema Historicum Testaceorum (1795). Archives of natural history 23 (2): 245–253. http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/NHRareBooks/Spalowsky/spalowsky.htm

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