Aquatic Insects

Aims & Scope

Aquatic Insects is an international journal publishing original research on the systematics, biology, and ecology of aquatic and semi-aquatic insects.

The subject of the research is aquatic and semi-aquatic insects, comprising taxa of four primary orders, the Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera but also aquatic and semi-aquatic families of Hemiptera, Coleoptera, and Diptera, as well as specific representatives of Hymenoptera , Lepidoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera , and Neuroptera that occur in lotic and lentic habitats during part of their life cycle.

Studies on other aquatic Hexapoda (i.e., Collembola) will be only accepted if space permits.

Papers on other aquatic Arthropoda (e.g., Crustacea) will not be considered, except for those closely related to aquatic and semi-aquatic insects (e.g., water mites as insect parasites).

The topic of the research may include a wide range of biological fields.

Taxonomic revisions and descriptions of individual species will be accepted especially if additional information is included on habitat preferences, species co-existing, behavior, phenology, collecting methods, etc., that are of general interest to an international readership.

Descriptions based on single specimens are discouraged.

Detailed studies on morphology, physiology, behavior, and phenology of aquatic insects in all stadia of their life cycle are welcome as well as the papers with molecular and phylogenetic analyses, especially if they discuss evolutionary processes of the biological, ecological, and faunistic formation of the group.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.330

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15723

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	51

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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
• Web of Science

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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.

• Chironomids and water temperature

  Citation: 77

  Authors: B.

• Interactions of Adult Stoneflies (Plecoptera) with Riparian Zones I. Effects of Air Temperature and Humidity on Longevity

  Citation: 48

  Authors: Kevin J., Brian J.

• Effects of sedimentation on the behavior and distribution of riffle insects in a laboratory stream¹

  Citation: 40

  Authors: W. T., M. A.

• Negative effects of <i>Arrenurus</i> water mites on the flight distances of the damselfly <i>Nehalennia speciosa</i> (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Klaus

• Theoretical considerations of mate finding and other adult behaviors of Plecoptera

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Kenneth W.

• Development and Survival of Chironomus tepperi Skuse (Diptera: Chironomidae) at a Range of Constant Temperatures

  Citation: 36

  Authors: M.M.

• The family Baetidae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera): synthesis and future challenges

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Jean-Luc, Carolina

• Spatial differences in the distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates along a springbrook

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Vincent H.

• Revision of the Genus <i>Eretes</i> Laporte, 1833 (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Kelly B.

• Life cycles and food of<i>coenagrion resolutum</i>(coenagrionidae: odonata) and<i>lestes disjunctus disjunctus</i>(lestidae: Odonata) populations from the boreal forest of Alberta, Canada

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Robert L., Hugh F.

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