Ray Society

The Ray Society was instituted in 1844 and named after John Ray, the 17th century naturalist, as a scientific publishing organization whose activities are devoted mainly to the British flora and fauna. So far the Ray Society has published 169 volumes. For the most part, these are academic works which are of particular interest to naturalists, zoologists, botanists and collectors.

The Ray Society's books are concerned with natural history, and have special but not exclusive reference to the British flora and fauna. The Society's works are original monographs on particular groups and topics, facsimiles of historically important volumes and translations of existing works. Manuscripts or proposals for books may be submitted to the Honorary Secretary of the Society. These should be complete treatments of a particular subject and should not form part of a series of books on a particular group or topic. Manuscripts which are being considered by the Society should not be under consideration elsewhere.

External links

* [http://www.scientificbooks.co.uk/ The Ray Society official website]