FROM WOODS HOLE TO THE WORLD: THE BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN

¹ Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 02543, and Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, 13210

The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, publishes The Biological Bulletin: a general research journal with an international circulation. It has been published continuously since 1902 (although its predecessors date from 1897), and there have been only eight editors. Characterized by its regularity of publication, diversity of contents, and editorial independence, it has not been a "house journal" for at least 55 years. Changes in its editorial policies have historically been minor. The MBL library has continued to benefit from approximately 650 serials received as "free" exchanges for the journal. For future historical research, an extensive archive of editorial correspondence will be provided.