TheKew Bulletinis a quarterlypeer-reviewedscientific journalon plant and fungaltaxonomyand conservation published bySpringer Science+Business Mediaon behalf of theRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Articles onpalynology,cytology,anatomy,phytogeography,andphytochemistrythat relate to taxonomy are also included.[1][2]
Discipline | Plant and fungaltaxonomy |
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Language | English |
Editedby | Timothy M. A. Utteridge |
Publication details | |
Former name(s) | Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) |
History | 1887–present |
Publisher | Springer Science+Business Mediaon behalf of theRoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew(England) |
Frequency | Quarterly |
Standard abbreviations | |
ISO 4 | Kew Bull. |
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CODEN | KEWBAF |
ISSN | 0075-5974(print) 1874-933X(web) |
LCCN | 52017093 |
JSTOR | 00755974 |
OCLCno. | 314003070 |
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The journal was established in 1887 as theKew Bulletin of Miscellaneous InformationbyWilliam Turner Thiselton-Dyer,then director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.[3]It sought to facilitate communication between botanists at Kew and distant parts of theBritish Empire,and prioritised study of information of economic importance.[4]
Abstracting and indexing
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References
edit- ^"Kew Bulletin".Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.Retrieved15 October2021.
- ^Bean, W. J.; Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. (1908).The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: Historical and Descriptive.Cassell.p.161.
- ^Brockway, L. H. (2002).Science and Colonial Expansion: The Role of the British Royal Botanic Gardens.Yale University Press.ISBN978-0-300-09143-4.
- ^Thiselton-Dyer, W. T. (1906)."The Kew Bulletin".Nature.73(1901): 534.Bibcode:1906Natur..73..534T.doi:10.1038/073534a0.S2CID4004030.