Is it science without a journal?

Lee Hadden writes: “There is an interesting editorial in the Journal of Cave and Karst
Studies, Volume 64 (2) – August 2003, ISSN 0146-9517, entitled, “Science, the NSS,
and the Journal of Cave and Karst Studies: Is it science without a journal?” by
William B. White.

The editorial discusses the difference between a magazine and a journal,
and the need to document the discoveries and observations of scientists. They
are especially proud that their journal has been added to Current Contents and
the science citation Index.

Although the editorial is not available online, many other articles on
cave science are. See their site at: caves.org.