About the Journal
The Trinidad Field Naturalists' Club was started in July, 1891 and by February, 1892 was publishing a bi-monthly journal. The Journal consisted of a variety of papers which included reports of meetings and field trips, elementary information on a variety of subjects as well as scientific papers which included descriptions of new species. The journal ceased publication in 1896 but was restarted in 1956. From 1956 to 2000 it was published generally on a biennial basis, but from 2001 it became an annual journal.
The journal is a semi-technical, peer reviewed publication which is produced annually by the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club. It publishes articles on studies and observations on natural history carried out in Trinidad and Tobago, and in countries in the Caribbean Basin. Contributors are not limited to members of the Club.
Information on current and past issues is available on this site, including instructions for authors interested in having their work published in the Journal.
Editorial work on the Journal is performed on a volunteer basis by members of the Club.
Current Issue
Our Guest Editorial this year focuses on the latest global coral bleaching event declared earlier this year. Anjani Ganase explains how this event has already had a catastrophic impact on Tobago’s coral reefs, and that the impacts on the ecosystem will be felt by Tobago’s biodiversity, including its humans, for a long time to come. In addition to our guest Editorial, this year’s issue of the journal is brim full of new discoveries and natural history observations, including five Research Papers, twelve Nature Notes and our regular Report of the TTBSDC.
