The Smithsonian Contributions and Studies Series is a collection of serial periodical publications produced by the

Smithsonian Institution The Smithsonian Institution ( ), or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums and education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge". Founded ...

, detailing advances in various scientific and societal fields to which the Smithsonian Institution has made contributions.

History

The Smithsonian Institution began publishing consolidated compilations of

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-sized papers in 1848, under the name ''Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge''.History of Scholarly Publishing
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''. In 1862

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-sized papers called ''Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections'' were added, followed by the

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''Bulletin of the United States National Museum'' in 1875, and the compiled ''Proceedings of the United States National Museum'' in 1878. ''Annual Reports'' of Smithsonian Institution administrative and scholarly achievements, and accessions to the collections, began issuing in 1881, with accession and donor information being split off in 1993 as the ''Annals of the Smithsonian Institution''. The ''Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge'' ceased publication in 1916, followed by the cessation of the ''Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections'' in 1968, and the ''Bulletin of the United States National Museum'' in 1971. In their place, the Smithsonian Institution began publication of a variety of different series focused on specific areas of scientific or societal study.

Series

Discontinued

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References

External links

* Smithsonian Institution publications Multidisciplinary scientific journals Publications established in 1848 English-language journals {{science-journal-stub