''The Fern Journal'' was a quarterly

scientific journal In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. Content Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...

specializing in

pteridology A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except th ...

. Willard N. Clute was the editor-in-chief of ''The Fern Bulletin'' throughout its years of publication. The Linnaean Fern Chapter of the

Agassiz Association The Agassiz Association was a society founded in 1875 for the study of natural science, named for Swiss-American naturalist Louis Agassiz. Its founder and first president was Harlan Hoge Ballard (1853–1934). History According to its Constitutio ...

published the first 4 volumes (1893–1896) under the title ''The Linnaean Fern Bulletin'' and volumes 5 through 12 (1897–1904) under the title ''The Fern Bulletin''. In 1905 the members of the Linnaean Fern Chapter created an independent organization called the

American Fern Society The American Fern Society was founded in 1893. Today, it has more than 1,000 members around the world, with various local chapters. Among its deceased members, perhaps the most famous is Oliver Sacks, who became a member in 1993. Willard N. Clut ...

(and the Linnaean Fern Chapter became defunct). The American Fern Society continued to use ''The Fern Bulletin'' as its official organ until 1910 when the Society's official organ became the newly created ''

American Fern Journal The ''American Fern Journal'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the American Fern Society The American Fern Society was founded in 1893. Today, it has more than 1,000 members around the world, with various local chapters ...

''. The Society ceased publication of ''The Fern Bulletin'' in 1912. There are 20 volumes of ''The Fern Bulletin'', containing original research, field notes, botanical discoveries, and news of interest to members. ''

The Bryologist ''The Bryologist'' is a peer reviewed scientific journal specializing in bryology. It is published quarterly by the American Bryological and Lichenological Society (ABLS). It began as a department of '' The Fern Bulletin'' devoted to the study o ...

'' originally was a department of ''The Fern Bulletin'' before it became an independent journal. Volumes 1–14 were published in

Binghamton, New York Binghamton () is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. Surrounded by rolling hills, it lies in the state's Southern Tier region near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the conflue ...

; Volumes 15–20 were published in

Joliet, Illinois Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the cit ...

when Clute changed his residence.

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