Archives of Natural History

Archives of Natural History is the journal of the Society for the History of Natural History, publishing papers on the history and bibliography of all branches of natural history.

Natural history is considered to include botany, general biology, geology, palaeontology, marine biology, mineralogy and zoology; the lives of naturalists, their publications, correspondence and collections; the institutions and societies to which they belong; and bibliographic studies of rare books, manuscripts and
illustrative materials. The journal welcomes articles on all these facets of natural history, including their cultural and social aspects, across all cultures.

The journal welcomes articles on all these facets of natural history, including their cultural and social aspects, across all cultures.

Produced twice a year, Archives of Natural History is published for the Society for History of Natural History by Edinburgh University Press and contains refereed, illustrated papers, short notes, book reviews and indices.

Published bi-annually in April and October, the 2022 issues are Volume 49, part 1, April 2022 & Volume 49, part 2, October 2022.

Print ISSN: 0260-9541; Online ISSN: 1755-6260

Archives of Natural History is freely available to members of SHNH – Society for the History of Natural History (print and online).

Members have full online access to all previous issues dating back to 1936. To learn more about membership of the Society please visit our membership page.
Non-members of the Society are able to access articles from Archives of Natural History on payment of an access fee.

Subscriptions to Archives of Natural History are welcomed from libraries and institutions. For more information, please visit the Subscriptions page on the EUP website.

Archives of Natural History online

Volumes 1 – 49 published since 1936 are available online free of charge to members of the Society who have renewed their subscription for 2020- 2021. Non-members of the Society are able to access articles from Archives of Natural History on payment of an access fee. Book Reviews are freely available.
A cumulative index is available for the Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History and Archives of Natural History, volumes 1-38.

Archives of Natural History Advisory Board 2022

Professor Kraig Adler, Dr Paul D. Brinkman, Dr Clemency T. Fisher, Professor Matthias Glaubrecht, Professor Sachiko Kusukawa, Professor H. Walter Lack, Professor Arthur M. Lucas, Dr Robert McCracken Peck, Dr Pat Morris, Professor Harriet Ritvo, Professor Anna Marie Roos, Dr Geoffrey N. Swinney, Professor Hugh S. Torrens, Dr John van Wyhe, and Dr Ray Williams.

Archives of Natural History Editorial Team

Editor Elect (October 2022): Dr Anne Secord, SHNH Trustee, Cambridge University, Darwin Correspondence Project

Associate Editors: Professor Peter Davis (editor@shnh.org.uk), Dr. E. Charles Nelson, Ms Elaine Shaughnessy, SHNH Trustee, Mr Ingvar Svanberg.

Book Reviews Editor: Ms Maggie Reilly (books@shnh.org.uk)
Postal address for Book Reviews: Ms Maggie Reilly, The Hunterian (Zoology), Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK

Submissions

The Editors welcomes the submission of articles to Archives of Natural History on the history and bibliography of natural history in its broadest sense, and in all periods and all cultures. Full instructions for submitting an article can be found here on the Edinburgh University Press ANH submission page.

All papers submitted must be original and will be subject to peer review before acceptance for publication. The peer-review process for Archives of Natural History is explained here.

The Editors can advise authors about the suitability and format of papers. Papers must be submitted via email to the Editors using the following email address: editor@shnh.org.uk. Detailed instructions on preparing a paper for email submission can be downloaded here – Instructions for authors.

Any paper that does not follow the style and format required for Archives of Natural History, as detailed in these instructions for authors may be returned to the author(s) for modification before being considered for possible publication.

COVID-19 STATEMENT

The editorial team for Archives of Natural History work traditionally from home offices; our publishing colleagues at Edinburgh University Press, where offices for health security reasons are now closed, are currently also working from home. Despite these admittedly difficult circumstances, the submission, review, editorial and publishing processes continue to function as normal. However, we recognise that the situation is changing on a regular basis and we would like to advise our colleagues and authors that in the case of experiencing difficulties for peer reviewing, editing and submission, please do contact the Editors at editor@shnh.org.uk. Meanwhile, we send our good wishes to all at risk, whether for health or professional reasons, from the current Covid-19 pandemic.