The Nautilus (journal)

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 Nautilus
Journal cover of The Nautilus 88(1). This design was used from 1972 to 1986.
DisciplineMalacology
LanguageEnglish
Edited byJosé H. Leal
Publication details
Former name(s)
The Conchologists’ Exchange
History1886-present
Publisher
Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum (United States)
FrequencyQuarterly
After 3-6 years
License1886-1983 97(1-2) public domain
0.457 (2016)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Nautilus
Indexing
CODENNUTLA5
ISSN0028-1344
LCCNsf80000648
OCLC no.1759527
Links
Not to be confused with Nautilus (science magazine) or The Nautilus (magazine).

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]

Name

The name of the journal is taken from the common name and scientific name of the shelled cephalopod, the nautilus.

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.
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