BCRA Books and Periodicals

On this page you can view and order our books and subscribe to our periodicals. The symbol indicates which of our 'catalogues' have online content available.

• Also see: Online Access FAQ Publishing Schedules for our Periodicals Copyright Information Information for Authors
• Commercial customers see Shipping Rates and Discounts
• For a list that includes our older publications see Publications List

Update: From July 2024 the online version of the CREG journal is no longer free to BCRA members, who must pay a small additional subscription (which goes into CREG's funds) to access it.

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Books

Our books fall into several 'catalogues', including the Cave Studies series and a new series of 'General' publications. These catalogues all contain items in print that are available for purchase.

Current Periodicals

We currently publish three periodicals. All are available on paper and online. Cave & Karst Science and the CREG Journal are available on subscription. The annual BCRA Review can be ordered from our bookshop.

News and Proceedings

Newsletters are no longer published, but are still archived online. Our Annual Review is probably the best way to find out what BCRA has been doing recently. Proceedings are informal reports of BCRA Meetings, e.g. handouts or conference handbooks. They are only available online and are not a complete record of BCRA activities.

Past Periodicals

We have several former periodicals that are available online. This material includes our former news magazines, Caves and Caving and Speleology as well as BCRA's earlier science journals, Transactions and Cave Science. From 2024, we no longer actively maintain any paper stock of these items – you can ask, but the stock might have been recycled.

Publications (General Information)

Cave and Karst Science (ISSN 1356-191X) is BCRA's peer-reviewed science journal, published three times a year. Paper subscriptions are available to members and non-members. It is available online, free of charge, as part of BCRA's commitment to open access to scientific research. Our predecessor publications, BCRA Transactions and Cave Science are also online. For information about earlier issues of C&KS and its predecessors see the catalogue listing but please note that from 2024, we no longer actively maintain any paper stock of these items – you can ask, but the stock might have been recycled.

The BCRA Review (ISSN 2516-1423) is a new publication, designed as a replacement for Speleology. The first issue was published in the summer of 2016 and it will appear annually, shortly in advance of our AGM, each year. The content includes reports of BCRA field meetings and activities, as well as our Report and Annual Accounts.

The Cave Radio and Electronics Group Journal (ISSN 1361-4800). CREG is one of BCRA's Special Interest Groups. CREG is probably the leading organisation of its kind in the world. It produces a quarterly journal, which is available on paper or as an online subscription. Most back issues are available on paper. From July 2024 the online version of the CREG journal is no longer free to BCRA members, who must pay a small additional subscription (which goes into CREG's funds) to access it.

The Cave Studies Series is a set of introductory booklets on a range of cave-related topics. It provides an introductory text aimed at the sport caver who has become interested in some other aspect of speleology. We are always willing to consider possible new titles and to discuss projects with potential authors. Some of the titles are available online.

Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales is a significant two-volume publication from BCRA, presenting a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the caves and karst of the Yorkshire Dales.

Speleology (ISSN 1478-999X) was originally the Bulletin of BCRA but, after BCA's creation, it was adopted as BCA's in-house magazine. Although still published by BCRA, it was largely funded by BCA, with the strap-line Bulletin of British Caving. It ceased publication with issue 19. Back issues are available online..

Archive Material

BCRA Transactions (predecessor to Cave & Karst Science) — see C&KS catalogue listing

Cave Science (predecessor to Cave & Karst Science) — see C&KS catalogue listing

Caves and Caving (predecessor to Speleology) — see Caves & Caving contents list

British Speleological Association and Cave Research Group publications (predecessor organisations to BCRA) — see Cave Science Index

A two-volume Cave Science Index, which covers Cave & Karst Science and its predecessor titles has been published on paper, although this is rather out-of-date now. A more up-to-date online version can be searched. The online version has been extended to include the publications of BCRA's predecessors and those of University of Bristol Spelaeological Society and William Pengelly Cave Studies Trust. It also covers BCRA's Cave Surveying Group and Cave Radio & Electronics Group.

BCRA still has stock of most issues of BCRA's 'transactions' and 'bulletin' as well as those of its predecessor organisations. These have been scanned but have not yet been placed online. Please enquire.

Some non-BCRA material is stored in our Online Archive. Plus, of course, the British Caving Library contains a large amount of material.

Other Items

Speleological Abstracts / Bulletin Bibliographique Spéléologique (BBS) is a world-wide bibliography of caving publications, produced annually by the UIS (Union Internationale de Spéléologie). Its correspondents around the world collect caving articles and scientific papers which are catalogued into an A4 volume. From 1993 SA/BBS incorporated the earlier BCRA publication Current Titles in Speleology (CTS). The last print edition was volume 52, for the year 2013. More recent versions are available online at ssslib.ch/bbs.

Some Further Items are listed in our Publications List

BCRA ISBNs

It is in a very old format, but you can inspect a list of BCRA titles listed by ISBN / ISSN.