Both contain articles on organ history, the Journal hoping to attract mature studies, the Reporter offering a place for exposure of interim or conjectural work.

The National Pipe Organ Register was begun by Peter le Huray and Mike Sayers in 1991.

For many years, the NPOR resided on a computer system in the University of Cambridge provided by the Thriplow Charitable Trust.

Editing continues to be done by a team of volunteer editors, now managed by Andrew Macintosh of the Royal College of Organists.

The British Organ Archive, accumulated by BIOS, is held at the Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham.