IJE welcomes proposals for special issues that spotlight emerging themes in entomology, biodiversity, and applied insect science. Special issues highlight focused topics and bring together leading researchers across disciplines.

• Vector biology, surveillance, and control strategies
• Pollinator health, habitat restoration, and conservation
• Insect systematics, phylogenomics, and taxonomy
• Integrated pest management and resistance monitoring
• Insect microbiomes, symbioses, and pathogen dynamics
• Behavioral and chemical ecology in applied contexts
• Climate change impacts on insect distributions
• Insects in agriculture, forestry, and urban ecosystems

• Working title and scope statement
• Rationale and expected impact
• Guest editor biographies and affiliations
• Potential contributor list or target community
• Proposed timeline and milestones

• Develop the call for papers and theme statement
• Invite submissions and coordinate peer review
• Recommend reviewers and ensure timely feedback
• Deliver final recommendations to the journal editors

Email your proposal to [email protected]. Include draft scope text and the proposed editorial team.

The editorial office will respond with next steps and timeline guidance.

Proposals are reviewed by the Editor in Chief and editorial board. We assess topic relevance, audience demand, editorial capacity, and alignment with IJE scope.

• Provide full taxonomic identification with authority, and reference voucher specimens or curated collections when applicable.
• Report life stage, sex, and developmental conditions for insects to support reproducibility and comparative analysis.
• Describe collection sites with coordinates, habitat description, and sampling period to contextualize ecological findings.
• When using traps or baits, specify trap type, exposure duration, and lure composition to enable replication.
• Include details on rearing conditions such as temperature, humidity, photoperiod, and diet formulations.
• If molecular methods are used, report primers, sequencing platforms, and quality control thresholds.
• For behavioral assays, describe acclimation periods, arena design, and observation windows.
• State how pesticide or control treatments were applied, including dose, timing, and formulation details.
• Include host plant or host organism identification when studying herbivory or vector interactions.
• Discuss environmental variables such as seasonality, land use, or climate that may influence outcomes.
• Report sample sizes, replication strategy, and statistical models used for inference.
• Describe biosecurity or containment procedures for invasive or quarantine species.
• When reporting pollinator studies, include floral resources, visitation metrics, and landscape context.
• Provide details on insect pathogen detection, diagnostic protocols, and validation steps.
• If physiological assays are included, report calibration standards and instrumentation settings.
• Summarize limitations such as spatial coverage, sampling bias, or laboratory constraints.
• Clarify how results translate to integrated pest management or conservation practices.
• If data access is restricted, provide metadata and contact pathways for verification.
• Document ethical approvals for studies involving vertebrate hosts or sensitive field sites.
• Include a concise statement on how findings inform biodiversity monitoring or ecosystem services.
• Describe image analysis or morphometric workflows when identification relies on imaging.
• Specify if specimens were preserved, stored, or archived and how long term integrity was maintained.
• Include quality checks for barcoding, genomics, or transcriptomic analyses when relevant.
• Report any adverse or non target effects observed during control or intervention studies.

IJE is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in entomological research. We emphasize reproducible methods, accurate taxonomy, and ethical compliance across all article types.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage continuous improvement in reporting practices and share updates that help the community maintain high standards in insect science and arthropod research.