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{{short description|A professional organization of evolutionary biologists}} {{short description|Professional organization of evolutionary biologists}}
The '''Society for the Study of Evolution''' is a professional organization of ]. It was formed in the ] in 1946 to promote ] and the integration of various fields of science concerned with evolution and to organize the publication of a scientific journal to report on new research on evolution across a variety of fields. The '''Society for the Study of Evolution''' is a professional organization of ]. It was formed in the ] in 1946 to promote the study of ] and the integration of various fields of science concerned with evolution and to organize the publication of a scientific journal to report on relevant new research across a variety of fields.


The Society was established at a meeting in St. Louis on March 30, 1946. Fifty-seven scientists attended the meeting, which was chaired by ]. ] was elected as the Society's first President, with ], Emerson, and ] as his Vice-presidents and ] as secretary.<ref>Cain, Joseph. 1994. Ernst Mayr as community architect: launching the Society for the Study of Evolution and the journal Evolution. ''Biology and Philosophy'' '''9''': 387-427; Cain, Joe. 2000. For the 'promotion' and 'integration' of various fields: first years of ''Evolution'', 1947-1949. ''Archives of Natural History'' '''27''': 231-259.</ref> This society grew as an extension of the US ]'s Committee on Common Problems of Genetics and Paleontology (later renamed the Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology and Systematics).<ref>Cain, Joe, ed. 2004. Exploring the borderlands: documents of the Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology, and Systematics, 1943-1944. ''Transactions of the American Philosophical Society''. '''94''': xlii + 160; Cain, Joe. 2002. Epistemic and community transition in American evolutionary studies: the 'Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology, and Systematics' (1942-1949). ''Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences''. ''33'': 283-313.</ref> The Society was established at a meeting in St. Louis on March 30, 1946. Fifty-seven scientists attended the meeting, which was chaired by ]. ] was elected as the Society's first President, with ], Emerson, and ] as his Vice-presidents and ] as secretary.<ref>Cain, Joseph. 1994. Ernst Mayr as community architect: launching the Society for the Study of Evolution and the journal Evolution. ''Biology and Philosophy'' '''9''': 387–427; Cain, Joe. 2000. For the 'promotion' and 'integration' of various fields: first years of ''Evolution'', 1947-1949. ''Archives of Natural History'' '''27''': 231–259.</ref> This society grew as an extension of the US ]'s Committee on Common Problems of Genetics and Paleontology (later renamed the Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology and Systematics).<ref>Cain, Joe, ed. 2004. Exploring the borderlands: documents of the Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology, and Systematics, 1943–1944. ''Transactions of the American Philosophical Society''. '''94''': xlii + 160; Cain, Joe. 2002. Epistemic and community transition in American evolutionary studies: the 'Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology, and Systematics' (1942–1949). ''Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences''. ''33'': 283–313.</ref>


The first annual meeting of the society was held in Boston, December 28–31, 1946. A grant from the ] led to the publication of the journal '']''. The first annual meeting of the society was held in Boston, December 28–31, 1946. A grant from the ] led to the publication of the journal '']''.


Commonly known as 'evolution meeting,' the annual conference is often held together with the ] and the ]. Commonly known as the 'evolution meeting', the society's annual conference is often held together with the ] and the ].


The society has an official journal '']''. It was started in 1947 and is published by ].<ref>{{cite web|title=''Evolution''|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15585646|website=Wiley Online Library|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|accessdate=31 July 2015}}</ref> In 2017, it launched a second journal ''Evolution Letters''.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20563744 | title=Evolution Letters - Wiley Online Library}}</ref> The society has an official journal '']''. It was started in 1947 and is published by ] (formerly by ] until January 2023).<ref>'']'' journal at ].</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=''Evolution''|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15585646|website=Wiley Online Library|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Inc.|accessdate=31 July 2015}}</ref> In 2017, it launched a second journal ''Evolution Letters''.<ref>''Evolution Letters'' at ].</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20563744 | title=Evolution Letters - Wiley Online Library}}</ref>


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Professional organization of evolutionary biologists

The Society for the Study of Evolution is a professional organization of evolutionary biologists. It was formed in the United States in 1946 to promote the study of evolution and the integration of various fields of science concerned with evolution and to organize the publication of a scientific journal to report on relevant new research across a variety of fields.

The Society was established at a meeting in St. Louis on March 30, 1946. Fifty-seven scientists attended the meeting, which was chaired by Alfred E. Emerson. George Gaylord Simpson was elected as the Society's first President, with E. B. Babcock, Emerson, and J. T. Patterson as his Vice-presidents and Ernst Mayr as secretary. This society grew as an extension of the US National Research Council's Committee on Common Problems of Genetics and Paleontology (later renamed the Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology and Systematics).

The first annual meeting of the society was held in Boston, December 28–31, 1946. A grant from the American Philosophical Society led to the publication of the journal Evolution.

Commonly known as the 'evolution meeting', the society's annual conference is often held together with the Society of Systematic Biologists and the American Society of Naturalists.

The society has an official journal Evolution. It was started in 1947 and is published by Oxford Academic (formerly by Wiley until January 2023). In 2017, it launched a second journal Evolution Letters.

See also

References

  1. Cain, Joseph. 1994. Ernst Mayr as community architect: launching the Society for the Study of Evolution and the journal Evolution. Biology and Philosophy 9: 387–427; Cain, Joe. 2000. For the 'promotion' and 'integration' of various fields: first years of Evolution, 1947-1949. Archives of Natural History 27: 231–259.
  2. Cain, Joe, ed. 2004. Exploring the borderlands: documents of the Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology, and Systematics, 1943–1944. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. 94: xlii + 160; Cain, Joe. 2002. Epistemic and community transition in American evolutionary studies: the 'Committee on Common Problems of Genetics, Paleontology, and Systematics' (1942–1949). Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences. 33: 283–313.
  3. Evolution journal official website at Oxford Academic.
  4. "Evolution". Wiley Online Library. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  5. Evolution Letters official website at Oxford Academic.
  6. "Evolution Letters - Wiley Online Library".

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