Species Diversity

Aims & Scope

Species Diversity is a peer-reviewed, open-access international journal on all aspects of animal species diversity.

Species Diversity is published by the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology.

It is the English-language successor of the Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology and complements the latter’s Japanese-language continuation, Taxa. e purpose of Species Diversity is to facilitate the international ex change of information about animal species diversity by publishing papers dealing with all aspects of taxonomy, systematics, speciation, biogeography, and life his tory research.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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.

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• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

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 requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 8,000.00 JPY. Learn more.

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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.

• Checklist of Nemertean Genera and Species Published between 1995 and 2007

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Hiroshi, Alexei V., Shi-Chun, Per, Frank B.

• Revision of the Spider Mite Family Tetranychidae of Japan (Acari, Prostigmata)

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Shozo

• Phylogeny of the Family Platycephalidae and Related Taxa (Pisces : Scorpaeniformes)

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Hisashi

• <i>Octopus sinensis</i> d'Orbigny, 1841 (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae): Valid Species Name for the Commercially Valuable East Asian Common Octopus

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Ian

• Fourteen New Species of Dicyemid Mesozoans from Six Japanese Cephalopods, with Comments on Host Specificity

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Hidetaka

• A Revision of the Mite Family Phytoseiidae in Japan (Acari, Gamasina), with Remarks on its Biology

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Shozo, Hiroshi

• A Revision of the Osmerid Genus Hypomesus Gill (Teleostei : Salmoniformes), with the Description of a New Species from the Southern Kuril Islands

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Toshiro, Juan Andres, Theodore W.

• Phylogenetic Relationships and New Classification of the Superfamily Scorpaenoidea (Actinopterygii: Perciformes)

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Hisashi

• A New Brackish-water Species of Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha: Cyclorhagida) from the Seto Inland Sea, Japan

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Hiroshi, Hiroshi

• Systematics and Distribution of Fishes of the Asian Goby Genera Chaenogobius and Gymnogobius (Osteichthyes : Perciformes : Gobiidae), with the Description of a New Species

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Duane E.