The Nautilus (journal)

The Nautilus  

Journal cover of The Nautilus 88(1). This design was used from 1972 to 1986.
Former names	The Conchologists’ Exchange
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)	Nautilus
Discipline	Malacology
Language	English
Edited by	José H. Leal
Publication details
Publisher	Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum (United States)
Publication history	1886-present
Frequency	Quarterly
Open access	After 3-6 years
License	1886-1983 97(1-2) public domain
Impact factor (2012)	0.458
Indexing
ISSN	0028-1344
LCCN	sf80000648
CODEN	NUTLA5
OCLC no.	1759527
Links
Journal homepage Online access of older volumes at Biodiversity Heritage Library

The Nautilus is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in malacology. Hence its scope includes all aspects of the biology, ecology, and systematics of mollusks.^[1]

The first two volumes were published by shell trader William D. Averell (1853-1928) under the name The Conchologists’ Exchange.^[2] From 1958 to 1972, the subtitle of The Nautilus was "The Pilsbry Quarterly devoted to the Interests of Conchologists".^[2]

Since 1999, its publication is partly sponsored by Florida's Division of Cultural Affairs^[1] and the National Endowment for the Arts since 2002.^[3]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Current Contents, Science Citation Index, and The Zoological Record.^[1] According to the Journal Citation Reports, its 2009 impact factor is 0.500.^[4]

Editors

Editors of The Nautilus included notable malacologists:^[2]

• William D. Averell (1853–1928), editor and business manager (1886–1889)
• Charles Willison Johnson (1863–1932), business manager (1890–1932)
• Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1862–1957), editor (1889–1957)
• Horace Burrington Baker (1889–1971), editor (1958–1968), business manager since 1932
• Charles B. Wurtz (1916–1982), editor since 1958
• Robert Tucker Abbott (1919–1995), editor (1968–1995)
• Myroslaw George Harasewych (born 1949), editor (1985–1998)
• José H. Leal (born 1952), managing editor (1997), editor (1998–present)

References

1. "THE NAUTILUS A Quarterly Devoted to Malacology". accessed 19 April 2011.
2. Leal J. H. (2006). "Celebrating a long life: The Nautilus turns 120!". The Nautilus 120(1): 1-7. PDF.
3. (2002). The Nautilus 116(1): page 0.
4. "Web of Science". 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-24.

External links

• Official website