Special volume
Open-access special volumes with collected papers such as a Festschrift or on a special topic (e.g. outputs of a symposium or a funded research project) within the scope of the journal are occasionally published. Journal of Insect Biodiversity subject editors and/or other guest editors should send the proposal to the chief editor for approval and instructions. All papers must follow Journal of Insect Biodiversity's style, standard and peer review procedures. If any papers by the guest editors are to be included in the special issue, then these papers must be handled by editors/colleagues other than the special issue editor(s) involved. Special issues must be 60 or more pages. Funding is required to offset part of the production cost (e.g. payment of article processing fee for open access). Special volumes are published as standalone books and assigned ISBNs.
SPECIAL VOLUMES CURRENTLY IN PREPARATION
Invasive Insects
For more than a century, scientists have recognized the significant influence of climate on the geographical distribution of ecosystems and wildlife worldwide. It is now evident that climate change is reshaping species distributions, creating conditions that facilitate the spread of invasive insects. Many of these insects are non-native species that, once introduced into new environments, can cause substantial ecological and economic damage. Human mobility and global trade further accelerate their spread across regions. Managing invasive insects imposes considerable financial costs on agricultural and forest systems. In this special volume, we aim to highlight invasive insect species from around the world and draw attention to their global impacts.
Scope
Biological invasions of insects
Environmental impact of invasive insects
Global warming and invasive insects
Molecular and morphological idetification of invasive insects
Biological control of invasive insects
Integrated pest management of invasive insects
Biogeographical analysis of invasive insects
New distribution ranges of invasive insects
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026
Special Volume Editors
Brittany S. Barker, Ph. D. Assistant Professor
Oregon Integrated Pest Management Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
e-mail: bbarker505@gmail.com
Bora Kaydan, Ph. D., Professor
Çukurova University, İmamoğlu Vocational School, Adana, Turkey
e-mail: bkaydan@gmail.com
Massimo Cristofaro, Ph. D.
Biotechnology and Biological Control Agency (BBCA), Rome, Italy
e-mail: m.cristofaro55@gmail.com
Type of publications
Article, Review
Note
It is important that the authors need to indicate the submitted paper is for this special volume “Invasive Insects” indicating this in “Notes to Editor”.
PUBLISHED SPECIAL VOLUMES
Beneficial insects and mites: their ecology and potential in pest control
JIANFENG LIU & ZHI-QIANG ZHANG (EDS)
69 pages; published 2026-01-06; open access
ISBN 978-1-77973-553-9 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77973-554-6 (Online edition)
YAN-ZHE FU, CORENTIN JOUAULT, DI-YING HUANG (EDS)
90 pages; published 2025-12-31; open access
ISBN 978-1-77973-551-5 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77973-552-2 (Online edition
Fossil insects from the Ordos Basin
DI-YING HUANG, LI TIAN & YAN-ZHE FU (EDS)
97 pages; published 2024-12-27; open access
ISBN 978-1-77973-247-7 (paperback); ISBN 978-1-77973-248-4 (Online edition)
