Osmia (journal)

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Osmia[1] (ISSN 2727-3806) is a scientific journal published in English and French about Hymenoptera research, launched in 2007.[2][3] It is published by the Observatoire des Abeilles [Observatory of Bees], a French and Belgian society about knowledge and protection of wild bees.[4][5] The items are peer-reviewed and available online, in open access, under a free licence CC BY 4.0.

History

The first volume is published in 2007 with Nicolas Vereecken (today professor at Université Libre de Bruxelles) as first editor-in-chief who manages the journal until 2012.[6][7] Osmia originally publishes items about Apoidea (bees and spheciforms). One issue is published each year, except in 2011. The journal knows an interruption and, in 2016, a new team led by Benoît Geslin (senior lecturer at Université Aix-Marseille) takes care of the journal . An issue is published each two years (2016, 2018) before taking an annual rhythm from 2020. In 2020, a publication "by item" is adopted and the current website[8] is produced, as well as new indexing tools, giving a better audience to the journal. In 2021, the team takes a decision: to enlarge the scope to all Hymenoptera.[9]

Availability

The website of the first editor-in-chief initially hosts the journal.[10] Then the journal is hosted by the publishing society, the Observatoire des Abeilles, on its website.[5] In 2020, a dedicated website[8] is made. All the charges are paid by the society; this allows the journal to be free for the authors as well as the readers.[11]

Validity of taxa descriptions

The journal scrupulously follows the rules and recommendations of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. The descriptions of taxa are then perfectly valid.[12]

Indexing and archiving

The journal is indexed or archived by Crossref, Zoobank, HAL, Zenodo, OpenAIRE, Google Scholar and Web of Science (Clarivate) [Zoological Record].[8]

References

1. "Osmia - Hymenoptera - Journal of Hymenopterology - ISSN 2727-3806". Osmia (in French). doi:10.47446/osmia. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
2. "All issues Osmia tous numéros - ISSN 2727-3806". Osmia (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
3. "Osmia - Submission - Instructions to authors". Osmia (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
4. "Observatoire des Abeilles". Oabeilles FR (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
5. "Osmia". Oabeilles FR (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
6. "Osmia - Story". Osmia (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
7. "All issues Osmia tous numéros - ISSN 2727-3806". Osmia (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
8. "Osmia - Hymenoptera - Revue d'Hyménoptérologie - Journal of Hymenopterology - ISSN 2727-3806". Osmia (in French). doi:10.47446/osmia. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
9. "Contents - Osmia - VOLUME 9 - 2021". Osmia (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
10. "Prof. Nicolas J. Vereecken". ae-ulb. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
11. "Osmia - new". Osmia (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
12. "Instructions aux auteurs - Instructions to authors" (PDF).