Organization: Society of Systematic Biologists
Mission: The advancement of the science of systematic biology in all its aspects of theory, principles, methodology, and practice, for both living and fossil organisms, with emphasis on areas of common interest to all systematic biologists regardless of individual specialization.
Activities: The Society of Systematic Biologists SSB exists to further systematic biology of living organisms. SSB outsources the publication of its journal Systematic Biology to Oxford University Press OUP. SSB receives 75 of the net profit of OUPs publication efforts. While OUP incurs most of the expense associated with the publication of the journal.
Net membership dues collected.
Various recognition, achievement and research awards paid to members students, post-docs, and faculty.
NTEE category: Science & Technology
Secondary category: Mutual & Membership Benefit