About the Journal

The publishes peer-reviewed scientific papers that are relevant to the aims of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland. The aims are to promote the study of Mollusca, in its widest aspects, for the benefit of the public. The journal is peer-reviewed and open access. Printed volumes were discontinued at the end of 2023, and since then the journal has been published online only and is compliant with the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Since 2024, articles in the journal are archived in Zenodo.org (https://zenodo.org/communities/jconch). 

Copyright of articles is held by the author(s) under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY 4.0).

The Journal of Conchology is the world's oldest continuing publication on the subject. It was established in 1874 as The Quarterly Journal of Conchology, and precedes the founding of the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland by two years. 

Older volumes of the journal are available via the Biodiversity Heritage Library:

Or on the Society's website:

 

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