Current Opinion in Insect Science

Current Opinion in Insect Science is a systematic review journal that provides specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of Insect Science. For such a broad discipline, we have determined themed sections, each of which is reviewed once a year.

The following 11 defined areas are covered by Current Opinion in Insect Science.

MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND OMICS: Cell physiology, function, communication; immunity, genetics, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, post-translational processing, epigenetics, physiological genetics, application of new technological approaches, bioinformatics

DEVELOPMENT AND SYSTEMS PHYSIOLOGY: Organism level: Morphogenesis, hormonal regulation, endocrinology, tissue physiology, developmental physiology, interaction between systems to maintain homeostasis, mechanistic physiology from cells to systems, biomechanics

ECOLOGY: Behavior and physiology in relation to environment, chemical and physical ecology, population dynamics, population and community ecology

EVOLUTION: Comparative evolutionary morphology, evolutionary physiology and development, evolutionary relationships, natural selection, molecular phylogeny, speciation, behavioral ecology

PESTS AND PEST MANAGEMENT: Major pests of agriculture, invasive species, IPM, resistance and resistance management, biological control, habitat management

MEDICAL, VETERINARY AND URBAN ENTOMOLOGY: Pests of urban, human and / or animal health importance, disease vectors, management

SOCIAL INSECTS: Behavior, communication, aspects within or between social insect groups

INSECTS AND THE ANTHROPOCENE: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS: Conservation, biodiversity, invasive species; impacts of climate change, pollution, urbanization, habitat change and management, pesticide regulation, monitoring and surveillance

NEUROSCIENCE: Nervous system physiology, molecular biology of neural systems, developmental biology, toxicology, ethology / neuroethology, brain structure and function, sensory physiology

BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS: Use of insects or parts thereof for production of useful products, including food and feed; application of bioengineering (microbes, crops, insects) for pest management; new biotechnological approaches

SYMBIOSES AND MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS: Interaction of insects with other organisms including plants, pathogens, parasites; microbiome, immunity, vectors of agricultural importance

There is also a section that changes every year to reflect hot topics in the field.