Chronology of Independent Journals from the Early Period

Chronological List of Early Independent Journals

This area is concerned with "independent journals" - that is, with journals that were not published by scholarly societies. In point of fact, in the early years of their existence, the independent journals served primarily as a vehicle for reviewing works of original reseach that were located in monographs or in the journals published by scholarly societies.

The bulk of the abbreviations of these independent journals were located through perusal of the first few hundred pages of Band 1 of Pogg..

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1797* Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry and the arts

Journal Run

Journal History

Journal Abbreviations

Vol. 1 (Apr. 1797)-v. 5 (Dec. 1801) ; [new ser.] v. 1 (Jan. 1802)-v. 36 (Dec. 1813)

Journal of natural philosophy, chemistry and the arts / by William Nicholson [Vol. 1 (Apr. 1797)-v. 5 (Dec. 1801) ; [new ser.] v. 1 (Jan. 1802)- v. 36 (Dec. 1813)]

In 1814, it was absorbed by: Philosophical magazine and journal : comprehending the various branches of science, the liberal and fine arts, geology, agriculture, manufactures and commerce
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[Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.]

Nichols. Journ.
[Pogg., v.1, col.250 cites 1802.]

Nicholson's J.
[Pogg., v.1, col.130 cites Vol. III & IV.]

Nicholson's Journ.
[Pogg., v.1, col.83; v.1, col.103 cites XXIII, XXIV, & XXV.]