Puerto Rico Academy of Arts and Sciences
Encyclopedia
The Puerto Rico Academy of Arts and Sciences is a decades-old non-profit institution
created for the advancement of knowledge in the United States
' largest territory. Many of the most prominent Puerto Ricans
are members of the academy. The Academy has published many book
s and produces a journal
, the "Revista de la Academia de Artes y Ciencias de Puerto Rico".
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
created for the advancement of knowledge in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' largest territory. Many of the most prominent Puerto Ricans
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
are members of the academy. The Academy has published many book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
s and produces a journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
, the "Revista de la Academia de Artes y Ciencias de Puerto Rico".