Series I
- Volumes 1 to 6 (1864–71), Sir William Jardine
Series II
- Volumes 1 to 19 (1879–1908), by Committee
- Volumes 20 to 22 (1909–11), S. Arnott
- Volumes 23 to 24 (1912), G.W. Shirley
Series III
- Volumes 1 to 3 (1913–15), G.W. Shirley
- Volume 4 (1916), R.C. Reid
- Volumes 5 and 6 (1918–19), R.C. Reid and Mrs G.W. Shirley
- Volumes 7 to 14 (1921–30), G.W. Shirley
- Volume 15 (1929), L.R. Andrews, W.R. Gourlay and J. Taylor
- Volumes 16 and 17 (1931–32), W.R. Gourlay and Mrs E. Shirley
- Volumes 18 to 21 (1934–39), Mrs E. Shirley
- Volumes 22 to 29 (1942–52), R.C. Reid
- Volumes 30 to 40 (1953–63), R.C. Reid and A.E. Truckell
- Volume 41 (1964), A.E. Truckell
- Volumes 42 to 47 (1965–70), W.F. Cormack and A.E. Truckell assisted by Mrs M. Glendinning
- Volumes 48 to 51 (1971–75), W.F. Cormack and A.E. Truckell
- Volumes 52 to 76 (1976–2002), W.F. Cormack and James Williams
- Volumes 77 to 82 (2003–08), James Williams and R.H. McEwen
- Volume 83 (2009), James Williams, R.H. McEwen and Francis Toolis
- Volumes 84 to 86 (2010–12), Elaine Kennedy and Francis Toolis
- Volumes 87 to 88 (2013–14), Elaine Kennedy, Francis Toolis and James Foster
- Volumes 89 to 90 (2015–16), Elaine Kennedy and James Foster
- Volumes 91 to 97 (2017–23), David Devereux and James Foster