American Entomologist

Aims & Scope

American Entomologist shares relevant information and thought-provoking dialogue about the practice, value, and impact of insect science across a diverse entomological community.

Since March 2001, issues that are two years old have been made freely available online in PDF format.

All book reviews published since 2001 are also freely available online.

American Entomologist's precursor, Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America, published from 1955 to 1989.

Bulletin content is available via the American Entomologist website.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.197

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21357

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	47

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Emerald Ash Borer in North America: A Research and Regulatory Challenge

  Citation: 423

  Authors: David, Deborah G., Therese M., Nathan W.

• Ghost Forests, Global Warming, and the Mountain Pine Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

  Citation: 345

  Authors: Jesse A., James A.

• Adaptation of the Western Corn Rootworm to Crop Rotation: Evolution of a New Strain in Response to a Management Practice

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Eli, Joseph L., Scott A., David W., Michael E.

• Insect Life: Invasion of the Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

  Citation: 239

  Authors: S. Bradleigh

• Commercialization of Predators: Recent Lessons from Green Lacewings (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae: Chrosoperla )

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Maurice J., Catherine A., Kent M., Kenneth S.

• Perspective and Promise: a Century of Insect Acoustic Detection and Monitoring

  Citation: 175

  Authors: R. W., D. W., M. T., A. L., M. T. K.

• Evolutionary Genetics and Arthropod-borne Disease: The Yellow Fever Mosquito

  Citation: 165

  Authors: Walter J.

• Why Do Natural Enemies Fail in Classical Biological Control Programs?

  Citation: 151

  Authors: Peter

• Airline Baggage as a Pathway for Alien Insect Species Invading the United States

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Andrew M., Timothy T., Deborah G., Joseph F.

• The Red Imported Fire Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): An Historical Perspective of Treatment Programs and the Development of Chemical Baits for Control

  Citation: 127

  Authors: David F., Homer L., David H.

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