Insect Molecular Biology

Insect Molecular Biology is a journal of the Royal Entomological Society that Wiley publishes, and it carries original research on the molecular biology of insects and other arthropods. It was launched in August 1992 and appears four times a year, with insect genomics and proteomics at the centre of its programme. Its 2025 impact factor is 3.3.《昆虫分子生物学》是英国皇家昆虫学会的一份期刊，由 Wiley 出版，刊载涉及昆虫及其他节肢动物分子生物学的原创研究。该刊 1992 年 8 月创刊，每年出版四期，以昆虫基因组学与蛋白质组学为核心。其 2025 年影响因子为 3.3。

Scope

• The journal publishes high-quality original research on insect and arthropod molecular biology, and it states that it has done so since 1992.该刊发表涉及昆虫与节肢动物分子生物学的高质量原创研究，并声明自 1992 年起一直如此。

• It is particularly interested in insect genomics and genes, and in proteomics and proteins.该刊尤其关注昆虫基因组学与基因，以及蛋白质组学与蛋白质。

• Insect gene structure is the first of the subjects the journal names.昆虫基因结构是该刊列出的第一个选题。

• The control of gene expression forms a second named subject.基因表达的调控构成第二个列出的选题。

• The localisation and the function or activity of proteins make up a third.蛋白质的定位与其功能或活性构成第三个。

• Interactions between proteins and their ligands or substrates are covered.蛋白质与其配体或底物之间的相互作用也在覆盖之列。

• The effect of mutations on the function of a gene or a protein is taken as a subject.突变对基因或蛋白质功能的影响被当作一项选题。

• The evolution of insect genes and genomes is covered, especially where the principles established are relevant to insects in general.昆虫基因与基因组的演化也在覆盖之列，在所确立的原理对昆虫整体有意义之处尤其如此。

• Molecular population genetics falls inside the scope where it bears on the field's questions.分子群体遗传学在其触及本领域问题的范围内属于选题之内。

• The journal also covers the interactions of insects with microorganisms.该刊也覆盖昆虫与微生物之间的相互作用。

• Papers that bring large datasets from experiments or from genome analyses are encouraged.带来来自实验或基因组分析的大规模数据集的论文受到鼓励。

• Such datasets are expected to contribute to the testing of hypotheses and to advance understanding in the field, so data for its own sake is not enough.这类数据集被期望有助于检验假设并推进领域内的认识，因此仅有数据本身并不足够。

• The journal states that the average time to a decision for a refereed manuscript is 40 days.该刊声明经评审稿件作出决定的平均时间为 40 天。

• It appears four times a year and is published on behalf of the society.该刊每年出版四期，并代表学会出版。

• Publishing follows a hybrid model, and an accepted version may be self-archived after a twelve-month embargo.出版采用混合模式，被接收的版本可在十二个月禁运期后自行存档。

• Papers on insect immunity and on the molecular basis of insecticide resistance are taken, since both fall under the interactions of insects with their surroundings.涉及昆虫免疫与杀虫剂抗性分子基础的研究会被接收，因为两者都属于昆虫与其环境之间的相互作用。

• Work on the molecular biology of vectors of human disease is published, which brings medical entomology into the journal.涉及人类疾病媒介的分子生物学研究会被发表，这把医学昆虫学带进该刊。

• Studies of gene editing in insects appear, and the journal has carried review material on RNA interference.涉及昆虫基因编辑的研究会出现，该刊也曾刊载涉及 RNA 干扰的综述材料。

History

• The journal was launched in August 1992, and its first volume opened that year.该刊于 1992 年 8 月创刊，其第 1 卷在同一年开篇。

• (Anthony James) and (Julian Crampton) were the inaugural editors-in-chief.（Anthony James）与（Julian Crampton）是创刊主编。

• The journal was the first international title devoted entirely to the application of molecular genetic techniques to the study of insects.该刊是第一份完全致力于把分子遗传技术应用于昆虫研究的国际刊物。

• Later editors-in-chief included (Lin Field), (David O'Brochta) and (Paul Eggleston).后来的主编包括（Lin Field），（David O'Brochta）与（Paul Eggleston）。

• (Sassan Asgari), (Cecilia Tamborindeguy), (Zhijian Tu) and (Chun-che Chang) now lead the journal.（Sassan Asgari），（Cecilia Tamborindeguy），（Zhijian Tu）与（Chun-che Chang）目前主持该刊。

• It is published for the Royal Entomological Society, and it is one of the eight entomology journals the society issues.该刊代表英国皇家昆虫学会出版，是学会所出的八份昆虫学期刊之一。

• The print number is 0962-1075 and the electronic number 1365-2583.其印本刊号为 0962-1075，电子刊号为 1365-2583。

• The journal has appeared four times a year, and its earlier publisher was Blackwell Scientific Publications in Oxford.该刊每年出版四期，较早的出版方是牛津的 Blackwell Scientific Publications。

• The National Library of Medicine indexes the title for MEDLINE from volume 1 number 1 in 1992, and it appears in Index Medicus as well.美国国立医学图书馆自 1992 年第 1 卷第 1 期起把该刊收录进 MEDLINE，它也出现在 Index Medicus 中。

• The 2025 impact factor is 3.3 and the five-year figure is 3.0, which places the title in the first quartile of entomology.该刊 2025 年影响因子为 3.3，五年影响因子为 3.0，位于昆虫学的第一象限。

• It is also ranked in biochemistry and molecular biology, where it sits in the third quartile.它在生物化学与分子生物学类目中也有排名，位于第三象限。

• Its snapshot records 3890 citations and 56 articles, with a cited half-life of 11.3 years.其快照记录总被引 3890 次，年发文 56 篇，被引半衰期为 11.3 年。

• About three articles in ten were open access in the same snapshot.在同一份快照中，约三成文章为开放获取。

• The title has not changed since 1992, and it has kept its place as the society's molecular journal throughout.该刊的刊名自 1992 年以来未变，一直保有其作为学会分子方向刊物的位置。

• Its editors have written that the journal welcomes work applying molecular techniques to questions in insect biology.其编辑曾撰文表示，该刊欢迎把分子技术应用于昆虫生物学问题的研究。

Editors

• (Sassan Asgari) is one of the four editors-in-chief listed by the publisher.（Sassan Asgari）是出版方列出的四位主编之一。

• (Cecilia Tamborindeguy) is the second editor-in-chief.（Cecilia Tamborindeguy）是第二位主编。

• (Zhijian Tu) is the third editor-in-chief.（Zhijian Tu）是第三位主编。

• (Chun-che Chang) is the fourth editor-in-chief.（Chun-che Chang）是第四位主编。

• (Anthony James) and (Julian Crampton) founded the journal as its inaugural editors-in-chief.（Anthony James）与（Julian Crampton）作为创刊主编创办了该刊。

• (Lin Field), (David O'Brochta) and (Paul Eggleston) held the editorship in the years between.（Lin Field），（David O'Brochta）与（Paul Eggleston）在此后的年份里先后担任主编。

• The journal states that the average time to a decision is 40 days, and its editors have written about what they look for in a paper.该刊声明作出决定的平均时间为 40 天，其编辑也曾撰文说明他们对论文的期待。

• The editors have published guidance on publication interests and priorities, in which they set out the standards of evidence they apply.编辑们发表过涉及发表兴趣与优先事项的指引，其中说明了他们所适用的证据标准。

• Because the journal is owned by the Royal Entomological Society, its editorial line is set for the society's eight titles together.由于该刊由英国皇家昆虫学会拥有，其编辑方针与学会的另外七份刊物一并确定。

• The senior editor group is supported by a wider panel of associate editors drawn from institutions in several countries.资深编辑团队由来自若干国家机构的更广泛的副编辑班子支持。

• The journal asks authors to make large datasets available, since much of what it publishes rests on genome and proteome scale work.该刊要求作者公开大规模数据集，因为它所发表的内容多建立在基因组与蛋白质组尺度的工作之上。

• Manuscripts are submitted through the publisher's online system, and the journal publishes its author guidelines on the same platform.稿件通过出版方的在线系统投递，该刊在同一平台公布作者指南。

• The editors between them cover insect genomics, vector biology, insect immunity and the molecular genetics of pest species.几位编辑合起来覆盖昆虫基因组学，媒介生物学，昆虫免疫与害虫物种的分子遗传学。

• The review process is described as peer review, and the editors set out the standards of evidence that they apply.评审过程被描述为同行评审，编辑们说明了他们所适用的证据标准。

• The board's members work in universities and research institutes in Australia, the United States and Asia as well as in Europe.编委会成员任职于澳大利亚，美国与亚洲以及欧洲的大学与研究所。

• The society's journals share a publishing platform, and the molecular title sits beside the society's more ecological journals.学会各刊共用同一出版平台，这份分子方向刊物与学会中偏生态的刊物并列。