Arachnologische Mitteilungen

Aims & Scope

The Open Access journal Arachnologische Mitteilungen / Arachnology Letters (subtitle) publishes scientific papers mainly about West Palaearctic arachnids (excluding papers solely on mites and ticks) in (British) English or German, after peer review.

The main focus lies on the topics of taxonomy,faunistics and biogeography as well as ecology and arachnid conservation.

There are no page charges (APCs or submission charges).

German and English manuscripts are equally welcome.

The German title of the journal should be used in citations.

Arachnology Letters is licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 International License.

All contributed articles are peer-reviewed.

Manuscripts will be sent by one of the two editors to two reviewers.

Authors are welcome to propose at least two potential reviewers.

Articles in Diversa (obituaries, book reviews) are not usually, but may be peer-reviewed at the discretion of the editors.

The author/s themselves are wholly responsible for the contents of the article.

The publisher accepts no responsibility for the correctness, accuracy or completeness of the article, or for taking into account the rights of third parties.

The editors reserve the right to make changes as they see fit.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

Explore journals without APCs for alternative publishing options.

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.

• An updated checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Left-Bank Ukraine

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Nina, Elena

• Rote Liste der Webspinnen Deutschlands (Arachnida: Araneae)

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Ralph, Theo, Peter, Andreas

• Sensory structures and sexual dimorphism in the harvestman<i>Dicranopalpus ramosus</i>(Arachnida: Opiliones)

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Hay

• Notes on the biology of the unidentified invasive harvestman<i>Leiobunum</i>sp. (Arachnida: Opiliones)

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Hay

• Arachnids from the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the PJ Å afárik University in KoÅ¡ice, Slovakia (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpiones)

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Anna, Anna, Martin, Katarína, Andrea, Jana

• Selden, P.A. (Hrsg.): Porceedings of the 17th European Colloquium of Arachnology. Edinburgh 1997

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Helmut

• Zur Autökologie der Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae). I. Charakteristik der Habitatausstattung und Präferenzverhalten epigäischer Spinnenarten

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Dieter

• Propylene glycol – a useful capture preservative for spiders for DNA barcoding

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Hubert, Jonas, Joachim, Jörg, Franziska, Natalie

• Catching of spiders in shallow subterranean habitats in the Czech Republic

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Vlastimil, Jan

• A glimpse of the tropics – spiders (Araneae) in the greenhouses of the Botanic Garden Berlin-Dahlem

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Karl-Hinrich