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Th article focuses on the 175th anniversary of the journal. It recalls the history of how the journal was first published by the organization Microscopical Society of London and has chartered all major developments in the art of microscopy. It also presents selected papers that were republished as part of its anniversary issue.

The article offers information on the editorial policy of the "Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering." It mentions that the journal is the official publication of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and is published monthly by the National Research Council. It notes that the material for publication should address one or more the areas of civil engineering, which include computer applications, construction engineering and engineering materials. It also mentions that the journal will not publish papers related to geotechnical matters.

Focuses on the topics discussed during a business meeting of the Charles S. Peirce Society on December 29, 1995. Death of philosopher Max Fisch; Number of papers accepted and rejected for the journal of the organization; Income and expenditures of the organization.

Since it was exactly one year ago that Nim and I completed the EiC transition process, it seemed appropriate to provide an update on the status of the magazine. Even with the excellent mentorship from Nim, there has been a steep learning curve. During this time, there have also been three significant Communications Society initiatives that directly affected the magazine. I would like to first evaluate the progress of the magazine relative to goals that I had outlined in January 2010, then thank some of the people who have been supporting the magazine, and finally briefly explain the motivations and impact of the new initiatives. The implementation of two of these initiatives will be explained in a subsequent editorial. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the topics discussed during a business meeting of the Charles S. Peirce Society on December 28, 1994. Details on the state of affairs of the Peirce Edition Project; Information on the papers submitted to the journal 'Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society'; Income of the organization.

The article announces the return of the "Global Communications Newsletter" section of the "IEEE Communications Magazine." The regional correspondents for this section include Bin Hu, Rajan Dinesh and Nicolae Oaca. It is explained that articles in this section will not be technical papers but instead will members of the Communications Society about various activities.

The article offers information on the European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA). EECERA is an international association that aims to promote and disseminate research in early childhood education throughout Europe and beyond. The association also has a journal that aims to offers a forum for the papers of original research in early childhood education in Europe. It is said that EECERA welcomes the creation of additional of Special Interest Group (SIG).

The article discusses the operations of the Asian Agri-History Foundation (AAHF) in 2011. Focus is given to the number of subscribers to the organization's journal, "Asian Agri-History," as well as the election of a new Executive Committee. The work of YL Nene, the organization's Chairman, is outlined along with various conferences attended by the AAHF's officers, including the National Seminar on Development of Graduate Program in Sanskrit in Agriculture for Sanskrit Universities. The activities of the Secretary of the organization's chapter in Rajasthan, India, SL Choudhary, are also described.

The article presents news about acoustics in the U.S. as of August 1, 2004. The 148th meeting of the Acoustical Society of America will be held November 15 to 19, 2004 in San Diego, California. Meetings related to acoustics to be held in the U.S. include the Society of Automotive Engineering Noise and Vibration Conference from May 16-19, 2005. A list of the cumulative indexes to the journal is provided.

The article reports that the American Microscopical Society (AMS) will celebrate the centennial ceremony of its foundation in the annual meeting of the American Society of Zoologists in Richmond, Virginia. The celebration will feature symposia with invited speakers, paper-reading and demonstration sessions. The founding fathers and early American leaders in microscopy and its application were numbered among the distinguished presidents of the society in pre-20th-century years. In 1884, the periodical "The Spencer-Tolles Memorial Fund," was established by the society in honor of two pioneer builders of American microscopes: the internationally respected Charles Achilles Spencer and Robert B. Tolles.

The author reflects on the growth of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the publisher of the journal "Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology." He said that while the organization's journal has been in its 13th anniversary, it has served its purpose which is to provide information related to the field since in its first issue. Meanwhile, the author believes that the society have realized all its goals and have continued serving people as it promised.

The article presents the annual report of the editors of Econometric Society's "Econometrica" for 1991. It reports on the status of manuscripts at the end of the 1990/1991 editorial year. The total number of new submissions for 1990/91 was 458. The total number of accepted papers has been 60. The number of papers rejected or withdrawn has been 417. 152 papers were returned for revision. 160 revisions were received. By year's end, 192 papers are in process.

The article reports on the acquisition of the journal "The Plant World" by the Ecological Society of America in the U.S. It says that the acquired journal bears the title "Ecology". The acquisition made the journal as the organ of the Society and will publish papers both on plant and animal ecology. Furthermore, the Plant World journal has always published several ecological papers, and its successor, the Ecology journal may now be expected to become one of the main outlets for American ecological work.

The article focuses on original versus microphotographed editions of documents. At the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Library Association held in Chicago in July, 1951, the Public Documents Committee decided to devote a session to the consideration of the problems of original versus microphotographed editions of documents. In order to provide a definite and useful delimitation of the field, Government documents were selected as the central theme. The meeting was extremely successful and through the cooperation of Mrs. V. A. Cabeen, Chairman of the Public Documents Committee, publication of all of the papers as a unit has been arranged.

Presents updates on the journal "Public administration & Development (PAD)." Overview of the PAD Jubilee Conference that is held at St. Anne's College in Oxford; Conferences that are featured by the journal; Contributions of the journal to the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration and Management.

This article discusses the American Sociological Association (ASA) as a portrait of organizational success and intellectual paralysis. There are many important things that the ASA does very well. Its conventions are now quite large and complicated, with more than 200 sessions and close to a thousand persons participating in the sessions. Planning for a convention starts four years in advance with the choice of a site, and program committees work hard for a year in setting up sessions and recruiting session organizers. The sessions have changed over the past few decades, as of 1981. In the early days, sessions were organized more casually, networks of acquaintances being used frequently as means to solicit papers for sessions. Now, participation has been placed on a more universalistic basis. More opportunities are provided for members to exchange ideas and information about work in progress through luncheon roundtables, workshops, and poster sessions. The ASA also is successful in publishing its journals and in running a monograph series. The journals do come out more or less on time and are delivered to the right addresses. If there is an establishment in the ASA, it is composed of persons who are well known, mainly through their scholarly works or other activities that bring them to the attention of the members. Although the ASA must be reckoned successful in a bureaucratic sense, it has not been successful in advancing the intellectual side of the discipline.

The article presents information on the activities of the Indian sociological society from January 1979 to October 1980. The publication of the journal, Sociological Bulletin is a major activity, the publication was delayed due to paucity of funds, delay in shifting the premises of the Society's office to Poona and in getting review of articles by experts. The total number of the life members of the Society, at present, is 756. However, enrollment of the ordinary members during this period has declined. During the period under report, only two ordinary members were enrolled. Even though it is heartening to note the increase in the number of life members one would feel uneasy to know that the number of life members represent just a small faction of the population engaged in sociological pursuits in the colleges, universities and research institutes. All have to make a make more serious and concentrated efforts to enroll many more members. The financial condition of the society is not very satisfactory. With the ever increasing printing and paper costs it gets increasingly difficult to publish the Bulletin without any financial Source other than subscriptions.

Comments on the dependency of the Association of American Geographers on a single publication for reference of research materials which are deserving of commendation. Problems seen with the practice of the organization; Procedures used on the management of the periodicals; Developments observed in the periodical throughout its publication.

The article focuses on the 25th anniversary celebration of IEEE/OSA's "Journal of Lightwave Technology." A list of sponsoring societies of the "Journal of Lightwave Technology" is presented. The contributions of distinguished individuals such as Tom Giallorenzi, Don Keck and Rod Alferness to the "Journal of Lightwave Technology" are discussed. A brief description of Giallorenzi, Keck and Alferness' career is presented. It discusses how the "Journal of Lightwave Technology" maintained the extremely high standards of quality that are the cornerstone of the community.

The provides information about the developments of the Crop Science Society of America based on the report submitted by the "Crop Science" editor-in-chief for 2006. One of the major effort made by the society is the launching of the first issue of "The Plant Genome" which consisted several research papers. Another effort involved the exploration of the ways to improve metrics of quality of registration articles including the journal's impact factor and acceptance rate.

The article presents news relevant to members of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN). The 2006 annual meeting of ASN will be held on June 23-27, 2006 in Stony Brook, New York. "The American Naturalist" periodical announces the revival of the "Naturalist History Miscellany," which appeared in the periodical from 1867 to 1872. The nominations for the 2006 Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award is open. Meanwhile, the 86th annual meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists will be held on June 17-21, 2006 at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts.

The article features the developments and problems encountered by the editorial committee of the publication in Canada. It notes that in 1976 the rate of the papers for publication increased, due to financial constraint, the committee decided to limit the size of the journal to an average of 60 pages per issue. The constriction created a small backlog of papers in the early part of 1977 but the number of papers submitted for publication declined suddenly that resulted to the average number of pages per issue to 54. J. Derome served as Editor for the first three issues of Volume 15 and was later replaced by T. R. Oke. The editor's office was transferred from Montreal to Vancouver, Canada.

Presents some news and notes involving the American Society of Primatologists (ASP). Changes in the "American Journal of Primatology," the official journal of the ASP; Information on the seventh meeting of the ASP; Minutes of the July 1984 meeting of the ASP.

Outlines the report of the editors of the periodical "Econometrica" for the period 1993 to 1994, submitted to the Econometric Society in 1994. The essential statistics concerning the processing of the periodical's manuscripts in the 1993 to 1994 editorial year are presented. The decline in the number of newly submitted papers, observed in the past five years, seems to have stopped. 433 manuscripts were received. There seems to be a negative correlation between then number of submissions and the length of time to decision. At the end of the editorial year, there were 141 papers in process, the submission dates of these papers are spelled out. Included is a list of researchers who have served the periodical as referees.

Presents news and notes related to weed research as of April 1, 1975. Information on publications of the Weed Research Organization (WRO); Weed workshop sponsored by the WRO; Proceedings of the Third International Congress of Pesticide Chemistry; Meetings of the UK Society of Chemical Industry.

The article presents information on various issues related to wildlife societies. Thomas S. Baskett has taken charge as the editor of "The Journal of Wildlife Management," which is an official publication of The Wildlife Society. Baskett is a professor of zoology, and leader of a wildlife research unit at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The Wildlife Disease Association has started the publication of the "Bulletin of the Wildlife Disease Association," through which it can communicate research papers on wildlife diseases to the scientific community.

The article presents a message from the president of the Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP) announcing changes in the society in 2010. One is the end of the society's formal relationship with the "Journal of Speculative Philosophy." The other is the beginning of its formal relationship with "The Pluralist," which serves as the society's print-voice. An increase in the annual membership dues of the society is also announced.

The article provides updates on the International Society of Environmental Bioindicators and on the journal Environmental Bioindicators management. the addition of two new members to the board of directors for its foundation is reported. The field trip on the 2006 conference has led to the formation of a contest. the addition of the column "Research Notes" is mentioned.

The article announces that the journal "Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology" is officially affiliated with the European Society of Cardiology Working Group "Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Drug Therapy." This Working Group aims to promotes research, teaching and clinical activity. One particular focus of the Working Group is trials science.

The author provides updates that concern the journal "BJU International." He discuss that the journal has become truly international in its name, wherein various authors from all over the world are sending and contributing excellent urological topics, which is being peer-reviewed by an equally international group of reviewers. He also mentions development of an associations to several urological society like Australia and New Zealand.

The author reflects on the development of the journal "Structural Concrete." The author said that since the journal's first issue, it has evolved to a mature and professionally recognized journal, which is appreciated not only within the "fib", but also by the concrete community in a broad sense. He also extends his appreciation to the members of the editorial board who contribute to the journal by soliciting papers, reviewing manuscripts and suggesting improvements to the concepts and layout.

Presents an article about the American Society of Civil Engineers. Details of the Third International Conference on Forensic Engineering co-sponsored by the association in London, England on November 10 to 11, 2005; Information on printed versions of journal papers published by the organization; Submission of manuscripts on the mitigation of the potential for progressive structural collapse.

Provides information on the April 2005 issues of "Glass Technology" and "Physics and Chemistry of Glasses." Overview of the papers; Development involving the Society of Glass Technology and the Deutsche Glastechnische Gessellschaft; Intention of both societies.

Deep misunderstandings still besiege taxonomy after more than 200 years of fruitful output. It has been asserted in this journal that taxonomy should be integrative and conform to a series of restrictive guidelines. We show that taxonomy has been integrative for most of its history although, in our sense, integrative does not mean the indiscriminate pooling of any source of data. The guidelines proposed are not founded in good scientific rationale and can have, if followed, a detrimental effect not only on taxonomy, but also on biology as a whole. © 2008 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2008, 93, 211–216. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on Lynn Mather's address as president of the Law and Society Association. Mather begin by reflecting on the Law and Society Association itself primarily because the organization provides a useful lens through which to explore some of these ideas. But also, she confesses, because a Presidential Address represents the conclusion of an intense year of working with the Association. This has been something of an unusual year because of the planning needed for this joint meeting of the Law and Society Association and the Canadian Law and Society Association. She discusses a number of little things about the Association, rather than expounding--as most presidents do--on grand sociolegal themes. The Law and Society Association was incorporated in 1964 in Denver, Colorado, as the first scholarly association devoted to the study of law and society. For the past 16 years, it has been administered from Amherst, Massachusetts. But despite its base in the United States, the Association has for some time now aspired to speak beyond American borders. She reviews some of the facts and figures about membership, conferences, and the journal to explore the identity and the international reach of the Association.

The article presents the author's opinion on the "Journal of the Northwest Communication Association." According to the author he has the desire to improve the quality of articles accepted for publication in the journal. The articles are accepted after the recommendations from the reviewers, who are the members of the editorial board. The journal also tries to publish a student or debut paper in each issue.

The Young Geographers, an informal organization of American geographers, flourished from 1936 to 1943. One of its projects in 1940 and 1941 was the compilation and publication of lists of contemplated research by some 170 Young Geographers. Their listed research interests were relatively narrow in subject and geographical area. The successor of the Young Geographers was the American Society for Professional Geographers which merged with the Association of American Geographers in 1948 under a democratic constitution which assured that young geographers and their research would be recognized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents the annual report for the fiscal year July 1, 1976 to June 30, 1977 of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) in the United States. Membership decline during the period while divisions had a four percent increase in membership. During fiscal year 1976 to 1977, the CEC Information Center/ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children acquired and evaluated books, journal articles and other publications, has selected documents for its database, has prepared full citations, indexing terms for articles, sold topical bibliographicals and conducted inservice training sessions.

This article reports on the plans for the expansion of Criminologica, into a larger journal effective with the May 1964 issue. To be included are papers which have been presented at the annual conference, as well as original contributions from researchers and teachers in criminology. An Editorial Board, consisting of the president and vice-presidents of the Society, has been established. Charles L. Newman will continue to act as editor.

Presents a letter from the editor seeking new subscribers for the periodical "Public Choice," sponsored by the Public Choice Society.

The author discusses how the relationship between the journal "Research on Social Work Practice" (RSWP) and the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) started. According to the author, RSWP grew into a highly respected outlet within the field of social work since it was established in 1990. SSWR also enjoyed a considerable success since it was founded in 1994 but the society failed to provide tangible benefits to its members. The author, who happens to be the editor of RSWP, made a proposal, inviting SSWR to sponsor RSWP as a membership benefit to all its members. The SSWR board and members agreed to the proposal and that's when the relationship between the journal and the society began.

Presents updates on issues and events related to the European Public Health Association (EUPHA) as of December 2004. Two important decisions made by the Governing Council of EUPHA during the Oslo conference; Information on the plan of the EUPHA for the "European Journal of Public Health"; Financial strategies plan of the EUPHA.

Provides information on the International Society for the Investigation of Stress (ISIS). Union of "Stress and Health" journal and ISIS; Information on the society's meetings; Role of ISIS in the 3rd World Congress on Stress in Dublin, Ireland.

Shares the author's thoughts about the creation of the new audiovisual cassette journal “Dialogues in Dermatology.” Usefulness of the journal for physicians; Subscribers to journal; Reason for choosing the cassette format.

The article gives a description of how the journal has played an active role in creating awareness among people while debating on issue of drug abuse and alcoholism. The subject of drug abuse was debated at length last month at the Annual Representative Meeting of the British Medical Association; in particular, the problems caused by abuse of amphetamines and barbiturates. The journal seeks cooperation from members of the Society to actively join hands with the journal to fight for a common cause.