Acarological Studies: A new forum for the publication of acarological works

Abstract

This July 2019 issue of Acarological Studies (AS) serves as the Congress Proceedings for the 15th International Congress of Acarology (XV ICA) which was held from 2 to 8 September, 2018 in Antalya, Turkey. The proceedings include 13 papers accepted for publication after review by at least two reviewers and linguistic editing. I sincerely thank the numerous acarologists who reviewed the submitted papers and ultimately, the accepted papers. I am sure that these articles will be widely read and referenced and also help stimulate studies on the wonderful, diverse world of acarology. Acarological Studies, which provides full, open access, started life at the beginning of this year. This July issue completes the first year of issues of AS. During its first year, AS will have been published twice on-line and have included 22 papers spanning 175 pages in total. AS is expected to give a new impetus to acarology and be an important new platform for acarological research results. With your continuing support, AS will, step by step, reach that objective with each new issue.