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| Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales | |
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| Title | Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales |
| Discipline | Multidisciplinary |
| Language | English |
| Former names | Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales |
| Publisher | Royal Society of New South Wales |
| Country | Australia |
| History | 1867–present |
| Frequency | Irregular / Annual |
Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales The Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales is a long‑running scholarly serial published by the Royal Society of New South Wales that presents research and commentary across natural history, applied science, and the humanities. Established in the 19th century, it has published work associated with institutions such as the University of Sydney, Australian Museum, State Library of New South Wales, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, and has featured contributors connected with the Australian Academy of Science, CSIRO, and regional bodies like the Royal Australian Historical Society.
The periodical traces its antecedents to learned societies in the British colonial world, reflecting networks among figures linked to Governor Lachlan Macquarie, Sir William Denison, and officials of the Colonial Office. Early volumes record meetings with presentations by members with ties to institutions such as the University of Melbourne, University of Tasmania, Australian National University, and collections from the British Museum, Natural History Museum, London, and Kew Gardens. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries the journal documented expeditions related to the Great Barrier Reef Expedition, botanical work paralleling that of Joseph Banks and Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773), and geological surveys connected with figures who worked with the Geological Society of London and the Australian Museum. During the interwar and postwar eras contributions intersected with research from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and policy discussions involving ministers from the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and legal minds influenced by precedents such as the Judicature Acts.
The Journal and Proceedings publishes articles spanning natural science, engineering, historical analysis, and conservation reports with relevance to New South Wales and broader Australasian studies. Contributions have included natural history notes referencing specimens comparable to holdings of the Australian Museum', paleontological descriptions tied to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs, and climatological studies that cite work by researchers affiliated with the Bureau of Meteorology, Antarctic Division (Australia), and the CSIRO Division of Atmospheric Research. Historical and bibliographic pieces engage with archives from the State Library of New South Wales, legal histories linked to the High Court of Australia, and biographical sketches of figures associated with the Royal Society (United Kingdom), Philosophical Society of Australasia, and colonial administrators.
The editorial board has traditionally included fellows and officeholders from the Royal Society of New South Wales alongside scholars from the University of New South Wales, Macquarie University, and the University of Wollongong. Peer review practices evolved from society adjudication to formal anonymous review, mirroring standards of journals indexed by bodies such as Scopus, Web of Science, and repositories maintained by the National Library of Australia. Publication formats have ranged from printed quarto editions resembling those produced by presses like Cambridge University Press to digital PDFs hosted in institutional archives similar to platforms used by the Australian National University Press. The Society's governance reflects charters and royal patronage traditions comparable to those seen in the histories of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Royal Society of Victoria.
Over its history the journal has published work by individuals whose careers intersected with prominent institutions and events: naturalists influenced by Charles Darwin and explorers who collaborated with parties of the Great Barrier Reef Expedition 1928–29, geologists with ties to the Geological Survey of New South Wales and the Australian Museum, and historians whose archives reference figures such as William Bligh, Arthur Phillip, and early colonial jurists. Contributors have included fellows who later joined the Australian Academy of Science and researchers whose methodologies paralleled those of Thomas H. Huxley and Louis Agassiz in comparative anatomy. Conservation accounts have involved fieldwork connected to protected areas like Kosciuszko National Park and research linked to institutions such as Taronga Zoo and the Australian National Botanic Gardens.
The journal is catalogued in national bibliographies curated by the National Library of Australia and appears in academic indexes alongside regional journals such as those of the Royal Society of Tasmania and the Royal Society of Western Australia. Citation metrics reflect its specialist and regional focus, with influence in disciplines overlapping with publications from the CSIRO Publishing portfolio and historical journals associated with the Australian Historical Association. Impact is measured in part by its role in documenting primary source material now held in repositories like the State Records Authority of New South Wales and referenced in monographs from university presses including Melbourne University Publishing and Sydney University Press.
Back issues are held in print and digital form across collections at the State Library of New South Wales, National Library of Australia, and university libraries such as University of Sydney Library and UNSW Library. Selected volumes have been digitised for preservation consistent with programs run by institutions like the Trove aggregation service and distributed via institutional repositories modeled on systems at the Australian Research Data Commons. Membership in the Royal Society of New South Wales grants distribution privileges, while interlibrary loan and archival access are facilitated through networks including the Council of Australian University Librarians.
Category:Academic journals Category:Australian history