Journal of Arachnology (JoA)

Journal of Arachnology

The Journal of Arachnology (JoA) publishes scientific articles and short communications reporting substantially novel and significant observations and data regarding any aspect of the biology, evolution, and behavior of arachnid groups.

The journal is published three times each year by the American Arachnological Society.

Subscriptions accompany Society membership. They may also be purchased by institutions. (ISSN 0160-8202)

Starting with Volume 53 (2025), the journal will cease print publication and be available in the online format only. The Society is currently exploring print-on-demand options.

Editors

Editor-in-Chief: Deborah Smith
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas
Haworth Hall, 1200 Sunnyside Ave., Lawrence, KS 66045, USA 
debsmith@~@ku.edu

Managing Editor: Richard S. Vetter
Department of Entomology 
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA USA 92521
rick.vetter@~@ucr.edu

Associate/Subject Editors

Systematics (Araneae) Subject Editor: Michael Rix 
Queensland Museum
Grey St. P.O. Box 3300 
South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, AUSTRALIA 
Michael.Rix@~@museum.wa.gov.au

Systematics (non-Araneae) Subject Editor: Sarah Boyer

Morphology and Physiology Subject Editor : Peter Michalik
Zoologisches Institut und Museum, Greifswald
Johann Sebastian Bach St. 11/12
michalik@~@uni-greifswald.de

Behavior Subject EditorYael Lubin
Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Sede Boqer Campus, Midreshet Ben-Gurion
8499000 Israel
Lubin@~@bgu.ac.il

Ecology Subject Editor: Martin Entling
Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau 
Fortstr. 11, 76829 Landau, Germany
entling@~@uni-landau.de

Editorial Board

Alan Cady -- Miami University (Ohio)
Jonathan A. Coddington -- Smithsonian Institution
William Eberhard -- Universidad de Costa Rica
Rosemary Gillespie -- University of California, Berkeley
Charles Griswold -- California Academy of Sciences
Marshal Hedin -- San Diego State University 
Marie Herberstein -- Macquarire University
Brent Opell -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Ann L. Rypstra -- Miami University, Ohio
William A. Shear -- Hampden-Sydney College
Jeffrey Shultz -- University of Maryland 
Petra Sierwald -- Field Museum 
Soren Toft -- Aarhus University
I-Min Tso -- Tunghai University (Taiwan)

Undelivered Issues

Contact for Undelivered Issues:
membership@~@americanarachnology.org