(Spec. Div.) ISSN 1342-1670 (Print): ISSN 2189-7301 (Online)
A peer-reviewed, open-access, international journal for taxonomy, systematics, speciation, biogeography, and life history research of animals
Aims and Scope
Species Diversity is to facilitate the international exchange of information about animal species diversity by publishing papers dealing with all aspects of taxonomy, systematics, speciation, biogeography and life history research. The journal is published by the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology and founded in 1996 as complements the Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology (Dobutsu Bunrui Gakkai Shi) (ISSN 0287-0223)[Apr. 1965–Dec.1996].
Ethical responsibilities of authors and authorship principles
Authors should follow the guidelines (Section IV: Presenting Research Results) issued by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-kousei/data/rinri_e.pdf). Submitted manuscripts will be checked for plagiarism and duplicate publication using the Crossref Similarity Check text-matching software.
In addition, based on the Access and Benefit-Sharing (ABS) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the authors are also required to properly comply with the international legislation concerning the use of genetic resources, along with the legislation of the country where the specimens are collected. It is also recommended that, in the manuscript, the authors include proper evidence of the correct compliance of the ABS regulation (e.g. code numbers of official documents, names of local institutional contacts, etc.) If necessary, the ABS advisory editor will provide suggestions and recommendations on the correct compliance of the ethical responsibilities conducted by the authors.
All issues of Species Diversity are available at J-STAGE (free access; https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/specdiv/).
Articles in Volumes 17–22 are also available at PierOnline (https://www.pieronline.jp/content/serial/1342-1670).
Volume in Progress (Online First)
To Contributors
Notice to Contributors (PDF; in English) (24 May 2022 updated)
Notice to Contributors (PDF; in Japanese) (4 September 2022 updated)
Application for Membership (PDF)
Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Satoshi Shimano: Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan
Manuscript submission address
species_diversity(a)jssz.sakura.ne.jp
* “@” in e-mail address is replaced with “(a)” to avoid SPAMs.Editorial Staffs (2022)
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Satoshi Shimano: Hosei University, Tokyo
MANAGING EDITORS
Masato Nitta: Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Mie
Takafumi Nakano: Kyoto University, Kyoto
EDITORIAL CONSULTANT
Takafumi Nakano: Kyoto University, Kyoto
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dennis P. Gordon: National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Wellington
Teruaki Nishikawa: Nagoya University, Nagoya
Ronald Sluys: Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden
Robert M. Woollacott: Harvard University, Cambridge
Masaharu Motokawa: The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto
Martin V. Sørensen: Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
Sabine Stöhr: Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm
Kyu-Tek Park: The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, Gyeonggi-do
Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa: Zoological Museum Hamburg, Hamburg
Hiroyuki Motomura: The Kagoshima University Museum, Kagoshima
Greg Rouse: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, San Diego
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Harutaka Hata: National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba
Ken Maeda: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Okinawa
Naoto Jimi: Nagoya University, Toba
Hiroshi Yamasaki: Kyushu University, Fukuoka
Naoya Ohtsuchi : The University of Tokyo, Otsuchi
Masanori Okanishi: Hiroshima Shudo University, Hiroshima
Request for permission of reproducing materials published on Species Diversity
Please fill the Application (MS Word) and send it to the editor-in-chief of Species Diversity.
Dr. Satoshi Shimano <species_diversity(a)jssz.sakura.ne.jp>
* “@” in e-mail address is replaced with “(a)” to avoid SPAMs.Transfer of Copyright in Connection with Electronic Archiving
Transfer of Copyright in Connection with Electronic Archiving of Circular, Report of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, Proceeding of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, Species Diversity, and TAXA
29 January 2010
The Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology (hereafter, our Society), beginning with the first issue in 1951, has published a journal (hereafter, our Journal) under various titles, viz., Circular, Report of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, Proceeding of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, Species Diversity, and TAXA. Our Society expresses its gratitude for the support and cooperation of its members, who have enabled our Journal to flourish for 60 long years.
The National Institute of Informatics (NII) has chosen our Journal to be preserved in its Electronic Archives. This will include the full contents of every issue of every volume of our Journal. This means that every page of our Journal will be digitized and published on the website of the NII. In order to do this, it is necessary that our Society own the copyright to all the papers in our Journal, since everything will be published on the public server of the NII.
Therefore, in accordance with Copyright Law, it is necessary that all authors consent to transfer their copyright ownership to our Society.
In the September 30, 2008 revision of the Notice to Contributors (Species Diversity 13[2-3]) it was established that the copyright to all papers published in our Journal accrues to our Society. However, copyright ownership was never made clear for papers published before this date.
Consequently, we are requesting all authors who published in our Journal before September 30, 2008 to transfer their copyright ownership to our Society.
Authors who do not agree to this copyright transfer, or who have questions about the transfer, are requested to contact the Main Office of our Society in writing or by e-mail before December 31, 2010. Our Society assumes that all interested parties will see and read this message. However, in the event that the message is not seen until after the cutoff date, our Society is prepared to negotiate any problems on an individual basis. If by the cutoff date no particular protest or request for negotiation is received, our Society will assume that the interested parties have granted our request for transfer of copyright ownership, and will proceed with the publication of the entire contents of our Journal in the NII, as set out above.
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Back Numbers of JSSZ's journals
Back numbers of journals, "The Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology", "Circular", "Taxa", and "Species Diversity" are available.
Please send orders to:
Dr. Ko Tomikawa,
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kagamiyama 1-1-1, Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8524 Japan
secretary(a)jssz.sakura.ne.jp
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Species Diversity (ISSN 1342-1670) Vol. 1, No. 1 (1996) –
Vol. 1–4, 17–: 2500 yen
Vol. 5–16: 2000 yen
Taxa (only in Japanese) (ISSN 1342-2367) No. 1 (1996) –
49 pages or less issues: 800 yen
50–99 pages issues: 1000 yen
100 pages or more issues: 1600 yen
Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology (ISSN 0287-0223) No. 1 (1965) - No. 54 (1995)
2500 yen
*Vol. 19 and 23 are out of stock.
Circular (only in Japanese): No. 1 (1951) - No. 54 (1981)
400 yen
*Vol. 1-4, 7, 9-10, and 13 are out of stock.
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