Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Journal of Insect Science comes to UW-Madison

After operating for five years under the aegis of the University of Arizona Library, the Journal of Insect Science became the first serial publication to be hosted by the UW-Madison’s Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing. Founded by editor-in-chief Dr. Henry Hagedorn, JIS is a professionally refereed journal of international scope on the “biology of insects and other arthropods.” Freely accessible online to academics and others, JIS is both managed and published using open source software designed to make the most of open access publishing options and minimize the drudgery of editorial management. A very welcome partner, JIS will serve as a model for UW scholars and researchers interested in posting the proceedings of their work in a global open access environment.