Arachnology

Aims & Scope

Arachnology is the foremost British academic publication on all aspects of Arachnology (excluding Acarology), including discussions of arachnid biology and ecology, descriptions of new species, and information on recent discoveries in arachnology.

Arachnology welcomes manuscripts in English from anywhere in the world, submissions are peer-reviewed, and the journal is published three times per year both in print and online.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.394

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13924

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	91

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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.

• Ballooning of spiders (Araneae) in Switzerland: General Results from an Eleven-Year Survey

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Gilles

• Lateral eye evolution in the arachnids

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Sebastian T., Jason A.

• Revised Taxonomic Placement of the Species in the Central American Genera<i>Davus</i>O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892,<i>Metriopelma</i>Becker, 1878, and<i>Schizopelma</i>F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1897, with Comments on Species in Related Genera (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Ray

• Scorpion Fragments from the Silurian of Powys, Wales

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Jason A., Paul A.

• Revised taxonomic placement of Pseudhapalopus Strand, 1907, with notes on some related taxa (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Ray, Danniella

• Courtship, Mating and Agonistic Behaviour in<i>Pisaura mirabilis</i>(Clerck, 1757)^*

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Rainar O. M.

• Sexual Behaviour of Mygalomorph Spiders: when Simplicity Becomes Complex; an Update of the Last 21 Years

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Nelson, Gabriel, Sofia, Alda, Fernando

• Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Na Hang Nature Reserve, Tuyen Quang Province, Vietnam

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Dmitri V.

• Incidence of Parasitoids and Predators on Eggs of Seven Species of Therididae (Araneae)

  Citation: 17

  Authors:

• Predation by Three Species of Spiders on a cave Fish in a Mexican Sulphur Cave

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Joachim, Rüdiger, Martin, Peter

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