About the Journal
The Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History is the main scientific publication of the San Diego Natural History Museum. It publishes articles focused on the nature of Southern California and the Baja California peninsula, including but not limited to:
- Botany
- Conservation Biology
- Ecology
- Geology
- Herpetology
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Mammalogy
- Ornithology
- Paleontology
- Systematics
The 2027 issue of the Proceedings will include multiple articles and two article types. Research articles must be shorter than 10,000 words. Short notes must be shorter than 2,000 words. Submissions will be evaluated for region alignment, originality, potential impact, and academic rigor.
SDNHM’s Proceedings are published open access, with no cost to the author, and follow CSE 9th edition citation name-year guidelines.
Submit an article by creating a profile on this website and going to the Submissions page.
Submission Deadline: November 15.
For additional questions, contact: library @ sdnhm.org
