Membership
Anyone who loves the history of natural history will find a warm welcome.
Professor Janet Browne, Harvard University
An excellent society; a compulsively readable journal and wonderfully informative, friendly meetings.
Professor Tim Birkhead, University of Sheffield
The Society for the History of Natural History
is a diverse community of people united by an active interest in the study of natural history through time, believing that a greater awareness of how nature has been considered, documented, valued and exploited by societies and individuals worldwide leads to a deeper understanding and celebration of nature.
The Society is known for its friendliness and its meetings combine intellectual excellence with opportunities for an informal exchange of ideas. It is a focal point for the history of all aspects of natural history. This includes art, literature, biography and bibliography as well as investigative historical studies.
The Society’s main publication is Archives of Natural History produced twice a year, and distributed free to all members. It contains refereed, illustrated papers and book reviews and is published for the Society by Edinburgh University Press. All 52 volumes published since 1936 are available online free of charge to members of the Society.
Membership Information
SHNH is an international society for everyone who is interested in the history of natural history for all periods and all cultures. As a member you will enjoy:
- The internationally-respected journal Archives of Natural History
- Online access to all ANH back issues beginning with Volume 1 (1936)
- Meetings and events both online and in person
- Access to our member’s discussion list on JISCMAIL
SHNH Membership Representative
Ms Jeanne Robinson
The membership of the Society is international and there are Representatives for a number of countries and areas.
International Representatives Co-Ordinator
Dr Malgosia Nowak-Kemp
Edinburgh University Press administers membership on behalf of the Society. Members can select a print subscription (with free online access back to 1936) or an online subscription.
How to join SHNH
Membership subscriptions are managed by Edinburgh University Press on behalf of the Society. For details of how to join the Society, please visit the subscribe to SHNH Page on the EUP website.
Membership categories
SHNH has the following categories of membership for individuals:
- Individual members (print & online) receive the printed copy of Archives of Natural History as well as full access to the online version and all back issues to 1943. There is also an online only option.
- Dual membership (print & online) receive one printed copy of Archives of Natural History as well as full access to the online version and all back issues to 1943. There is also an online only option.
- Associate membership (online) for individuals under 30 who are full- or part-time students. Students receive full access to the online version of Archives of Natural History and to all back issues to 1943.
- Supporter Rate Category. This is for people who would like an easy way to make an additional contribution to the Society. “Supporters” pay around £60 on top of traditional membership categories – all of which is passed on to the Society – and receive the same benefits, whilst helping with our finances. We know similar initiatives have been successful in other societies, and we would be extraordinarily grateful to any members who could afford to assist SHNH in delivering our core activities and member-benefits in this way.
| Subscription format | UK | Europe | Rest of the World | North America |
| Member Print & Online | £ 42.50 | £ 58.50 | £ 63.00 | $ 85.00 |
| Member Online | £ 35.50 | £ 40.00 | £ 35.50 | $ 50.00 |
| Associate (under 30) Online | £ 15.00 | £ 16.50 | £ 15.00 | $ 21.00 |
| Dual Membership Print & Online | £ 54.00 | £ 71.50 | £ 74.50 | $ 101.00 |
| Dual Membership Online | £ 45.50 | £ 50.50 | £ 45.50 | $ 63.50 |
| Supporter Print & Online | £ 102.50 | £ 112.50 | £ 100.50 | $ 172.50 |
| Supporter Online | £ 95.50 | £ 107.00 | £ 95.50 | $ 133.50 |
SHNH invites Institutions and Libraries to enquire about print and online subscriptions from Edinburgh University Press.
All members who have paid an annual subscription are entitled to vote at general meetings and to stand for election to Council, the Society’s governing body.
Subscriptions and memberships run on a calendar year basis (January-December). Online access starts from January of the year subscribed.
If you have any issues with joining the Society or renewing your membership online, or would like to join for a previous year, please contact Edinburgh University Press at journals@eup.ed.ac.uk.