Scientific Publications
The Museum publishes three serials: Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History (est. 1881), Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History (est. 1908), and American Museum Novitates (est. 1921). Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History is no longer published, but back issues are available in digital format.
Free electronic access for these titles is available at the Research Library Digital Repository:
- American Museum Novitates
- Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
- Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
- Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History
Current and back issues of the print edition of Novitates, Anthrological Papers and Bulletin are available at the Museum Shop:
- American Museum Novitates
- Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
- Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
If you'd like to purchase an older back issue and cannot find it at the Shop, please contact [email protected].
Print Access
The number of Bulletin, Novitates, and Anthropological Papers varies from year to year, so there are no set subscription rates. If you'd like to establish a standing order for any of these titles, please contact us:
Scientific Publications Distribution
American Museum of Natural History Library
200 Central Park West
New York, New York 10024-5192
Fax: 212-769-5009
Email: [email protected]
Digital Subscriptions
Institutional subscriptions to electronic issues of Novitates and Bulletin are provided by BioOne, an electronic database that brings together the full-texts of high-impact bioscience research journals. Contact BioOne for more information, or subscribe at the links below.
Institutions wishing to exchange their publications with the Museum, or who have questions regarding a current exchange, should contact us.
Department of Serials and Exchanges
American Museum of Natural History Library
200 Central Park West
New York, New York 10024-5192
Fax: 212-769-5009
Email: [email protected]
To be considered for publication, please see the policies, style guide, and submission form on our Author Submissions page.
- An index of Museum Annual Reports is available to search, with full text reports available to download.
- Natural History Magazine, published since 1900, promotes public understanding of science and nature.
- Micropaleontology Press publishes materials relevant to the study of microscopic fossils.
- The Museum Shop offers a wide selection of natural history books.
- Curator: The Museum Journal is now published by Wiley-Blackwell.