About HPB

Harvard Papers in Botany (HPB) is a refereed, invite-only journal that publishes original contributions in mycology, botany, systematics, molecular phylogenetics, plant physiological ecology, and the history of botany. It is open to all those who wish to contribute, and publications are accepted in English or Spanish. Two issues are produced regularly per year.

Please reach out to the Editorial Board at papers@oeb.harvard.edu if you wish to contribute.

History

Harvard Papers in Botany was initiated in 1989 to consolidate the following journals published by the Harvard University Herbaria, which are all freely available in the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL):

• Botanical Museum leaflets, Harvard University (Volumes 1–30, 1932–1986)
• Occasional Papers of the Farlow Herbarium of Cryptogamic Botany (Numbers 1–19, 1969–1987)
• Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University  (Numbers 1–214, 1891–1984)
• Farlowia: A Journal of Cryptogamic Botany (Volumes 1–4, 1943–1955)

Starting with No. 8, Harvard Papers in Botany also incorporates these journals:

• Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (Volumes 1–71, 1920–1990)
• Journal of the Arnold Arboretum Supplementary Series (Number 1, 1991)

The following Harvard botany titles are also freely available via BHL:

• Harvard botanical memoirs
• Sargentia (Numbers 1–8, 1942–1949)

These other Arnold Arboretum publications are freely available:

• Arnoldia (Volume 1, 1941– )
• Contributions from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (Numbers 1–11, 1932–1938)
• Bulletin of popular information - Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University (Volumes 1–63, 1911–1914 ; New Series, Volumes 1–12, 1915–1926 ; Series 3, Volumes 1–6 , 1927–1931; Series 4, Volumes 1–8, 1933–1940)