Overview
Published since 1925, Journal of Pest Science is a leading journal dedicated to all facets of pest science, inclusive of agriculture, horticulture, forestry, urban pests, and stored products research.
- Focuses on the biology, ethology, and ecology of pests and their antagonists, and the use of beneficial organisms in pest control.
- Devotes special attention to emerging and innovative pest control strategies and their effects on non-target organisms.
- Publishes papers on the management of agro- and forest ecosystems relevant to pest control.
- Encourages rapid communications on pressing topics in pest control.
- Aims to provide rapid publication and speedy responses to authors with a strong peer-review process ensuring quality and impartiality.
- Editors-in-Chief
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- Antonio Biondi,
- Nicolas Desneux
- Journal Impact Factor
- 4.3 (2023)
- 5-year Journal Impact Factor
- 4.7 (2023)
- Submission to first decision (median)
- 10 days
- Downloads
- 474,752 (2023)
Latest articles
Journal updates
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Call for Papers: Collection “Recent Advances in Botanical Biocides”
The special issue delves into recent advancements in sustainable pest control using botanicals, offering comprehensive coverage of research, innovations, and discoveries in the field with a focus on regulatory approval, health, safety, and the potential for eco-friendly alternatives to chemical pesticides.
Submission open: 24 October 2023
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Reviewer Acknowledgements
A scientific journal’s greatest responsibility is to ensure that all contributions accepted for publication are rigorously but fairly reviewed.
We gratefully acknowledge the valued support of the scientists who have reviewed papers throughout the year.We work with Publons to give our expert peer reviewers official and seamless recognition for their contribution to research.
Learn how you can add your peer reviews to your Publons profile here (https://www.springernature.com/gp/reviewers/publons).
Our peer review system is also integrated with ORCID, allowing our reviewers to share their discoveries and receive recognition for their reviewer efforts. -
Special Issues
Please contact the Editor-in-Chief, Antonio Biondi and Nicolas Desneux, for proposals on special issues at antonio.biondi@unict.it and nicolas.desneux@inrae.fr
Journal information
- Electronic ISSN
- 1612-4766
- Print ISSN
- 1612-4758
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