The Florida Entomologist is a quarterly open access scientific journal published by the Florida Entomological Society. Founded in 1917 as The Florida Buggist, obtaining its current name in 1920.[1] Manuscripts from all disciplines of entomology are accepted for consideration. The editor-in-chief is James Nation (University of Florida). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2023 impact factor of 1.1.[2]
| Discipline | Entomology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | James Nation |
| Publication details | |
Former name(s) | The Florida Buggist |
| History | 1917–present |
| Publisher | |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Yes | |
| 1.1 (2023) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Fla. Entomol. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0015-4040 (print) 1938-5102 (web) |
Florida Buggist | |
| ISSN | 1930-4013 (print) 2163-632X (web) |
| Links | |
It is notable as the first journal to experiment with a hybrid open access business model.[3]
References
edit- ^ John L. Capinera. 2017. A Short History of Florida Entomologist in Recognition of 100 Years of Publication. Florida Entomologist 100(1):1-4. https://doi.org/10.1653/024.100.0101
- ^ "Florida Entomologist". 2023 Journal Citation Reports (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2024 – via Web of Science.
- ^ Walker, Thomas (1998). "Free Internet Access to Traditional Journals". American Scientist. 86 (5): 463. Bibcode:1998AmSci..86..463W. doi:10.1511/1998.5.463.
Further reading
edit- Denmark H. A. 1993. An overview of the history of the Florida Entomological Society on its diamond or seventy-fifth anniversary (1916–1992). Florida Entomologist 76: 407–416.
- Tissot A.N., Murphey Jr. M., Waites R.E. 1954. A brief history of entomology in Florida. Florida Entomologist 37: 51–71.