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The American Museum of Natural History has four main scientific series:

---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

NEW! The AMNH Library now offers free electronic access to the full text of these publications from the first issue to the most current issue.

  • Free Electronic Access
  • The AMNH Library also offers the following services:

  • Current and Back Issue Sales
  • Standing Orders
  • Institutional Exchanges
  • Copyright Permissions

    Information about submission procedures is available from the Museum's Research Site.

  • Submission Procedures
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    Looking for a different Museum publication?

  • Visit Natural History Magazine for information about that publication.

  • Micropaleontology Press publishes materials relevant to the study of microscopic fossils.

  • The Anthropology Department provides information about available James Arthur Lectures.

  • The Museum Shop (212- 769-5832) provides a wide selection of natural history books available for purchase.

  • Curator: The Museum Journal is now published by AltaMira Press .
  • Current and Back Issue Sales

    Single print issues of many AMNH scientific publications are available for sale. You may search or browse a list of issues, or access the freely available electronic version of any issue, here. Please note that print copies of Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History are not available for sale.

    Print issues are limited in availability. We must check our stock before payment is sent in order to confirm availability of an issue.

    At this time, we are not able to accept orders online. To inquire about availability, or to place an order, please contact us:

    By Mail:Scientific Publications Distribution
    American Museum of Natural History Library
    Central Park West at 79th Street
    New York, NY 10024-5192
    By Fax: 212-769-5009
    By Email: scipubs@amnh.org

    When ordering, please provide full citations for the publications you are requesting.

    PRICES
    Prices for print copies for issues published from 1990 to the present are available for each publication from these links:

    American Museum Novitates
    Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
    Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

    For issues published before 1990, the following flat rate applies:

    $5.00 per Novitates issue
    $10.00 per Bulletin issue

    For availability and pricing for older issues of Anthropological Papers, please click on the link to "Publications" on the Archives and Publications page of the AMNH Division of Anthropology.

    All listed prices include shipping via media mail (U.S.) or surface mail (international). We accept payment by check (in U.S. dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank) or money order (in U.S. dollars) payable to the American Museum of Natural History; or by credit card (Visa and Mastercard only). If you need a pro-forma invoice (for reimbursement or record keeping), please mention this when ordering and we will be happy to accommodate you. The Library maintains a policy of no refunds and no returns.

    Standing Orders

    PRINT
    The number of Bulletins, Novitates, and Anthropological Papers that are published varies from year to year, so there is no set yearly subscription rate. If you are interested in establishing a standing order for one or more of these titles, then please contact:

    By Mail: Scientific Publications Distribution
    American Museum of Natural History Library
    Central Park West at 79th Street
    New York, NY 10024-5192
    By Fax: 212-769-5009
    By Email: scipubs@amnh.org

    ELECTRONIC
    Institutional subscriptions to electronic issues of Novitates and Bulletins are provided by BioOne, an electronic database that brings together the full-texts of high-impact bioscience research journals. For more information, or to subscribe, please contact BioOne.

    Institutional Exchanges

    Institutions wishing to exchange their publications with the Museum, or who have questions regarding a current exchange, should contact:

    By Mail: Department of Serials and Exchanges
    American Museum of Natural History Library
    Central Park West at 79th Street
    New York, NY 10024-5192
    By Fax:212-769-5009
    By Email: libexc@amnh.org

    Copyright Permissions

    Requests to reprint, reproduce, or otherwise use any material from a Museum publication (Bulletin, Novitates, or Anthropological Papers) should be referred to libref@amnh.org. Be sure to include the article title, author, and issue information as well as a detailed description of the planned usage.

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