Ichthyology & Herpetology
| File:Copeia.jpg | |
| Discipline | Ichthyology and Herpetology |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Edited by | W. Leo Smith |
| Publication details | |
| History | 1913–present |
| Publisher | American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (United States) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| 1.220 (2017) | |
| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Copeia |
| Indexing | |
| CODEN | COPAAR |
| ISSN | 0045-8511 (print) 1938-5110 (web) |
| LCCN | a43003155 |
| JSTOR | 00458511 |
| OCLC no. | 01565060 |
| Links | |
Ichthyology and Herpetology (formerly Copeia) is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research in ichthyology and herpetology that was named after Edward Drinker Cope, a prominent American researcher in these fields. It is the official journal of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 1.220, ranking it 70th out of 166 journals in the category "Zoology".[1]
History
On 27 December 1913, John Treadwell Nichols published the first issue of Copeia. This issue consisted of a single piece of paper folded to form four pages of information with five articles. The cover of the pamphlet bore the inscription: "Published by the contributors to advance the science of coldblooded vertebrates." In 2020, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists voted to rename the journal Ichthyology and Herpetology.[2] The society issued an apology for past and present contributions to discrimination. [3]
Name controversy
The journal was ostensibly named after Edward Drinker Cope, a renowned 19th century herpetologist, naturalist, and paleontologist, who identified thousands of vertebrate species. He also held views on race that are now considered appalling. The journal's directors are considering a name-change.[4] The journal will be renamed Ichthyology and Herpetology beginning 2021 [5]
Issues
1913 (Number 1):
- Fowler HW. "An Interesting Form of the Snapping Turtle. (Chelydra serpentina)". pp. 1–2. (DOI:10.2307/1436101)
- Franklin D. "Color Changes in Collared Lizards". pp. 2–3.
- Phillips RJ, Fowler HW. "Fishes in the Water-Supply of Wilmington, Delaware". pp. 3–4.
- Nichols JT. "Notes on Fishes near New York". p. 4.
- Miller WW. "Late Activity of Pickering's Hyla ". p. 4.
References
- ^ "Journals Ranked by Impact: Zoology". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Thomson Reuters. 2011.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ https://www.ichthyologyandherpetology.org/blog/2020/6/29/motion-to-change-the-name-of-the-asih-journal.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ https://twitter.com/IchsAndHerps/status/1294388146260652033?s=20.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Cahan, Eli (2 July 2020). "Amid protests against racism, scientists move to strip offensive names from journals, prizes, and more". Science Magazine. Scientific Community News. American Association for the Advancement of Science. doi:10.1126/science.abd6441. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.ichthyologyandherpetology.org/blog/2020/6/29/motion-to-change-the-name-of-the-asih-journal
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