One hundred volumes of Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar

Abstract

The now completed 100 volumes of Geologiska Föreningens i Stockholm Förhandlingar (GFF) and its history are briefly reviewed. The initiative to start this national society journal stemmed from A.E. Nordenskiöld in 1871. The publication programme has developed from having been essentially author- and member-oriented to more subject-oriented. Swedish was the all-dominant language in the beginning, German and English were frequently used during the first half of this century, and English is now the official language of the journal. GFF has had 15 editors, two of whom “persisted” for some 20 years. Observations are made on the development of the contents, rate of publication, publication volume, typographical layout, abstract block, cover, instructions to authors, advertisements, financing, and subscription rates

Key Words:

• Journal history
• society journal
• publication programme
• rate of publication
• publication volume
• publishing language
• typographical layout
• abstract block
• cover
• instructions to authors
• advertisements
• editors
• financing
• subscription rates
• review article