Journal of Integrated Pest Management
(Publishing in Spring 2010)

About this Journal Access Policies Publication Fees Editors and Staff Publish with ESA

About this Journal

Purpose and Scope of Journal
Journal of Integrated Pest Management, is a new, open-access, peer-reviewed, extension journal covering the field of integrated pest management. The Editors-in-Chief are Dr. Marlin E. Rice of Pioneer Hi-Bred International (formerly with Iowa State University) and Dr. Kevin L. Steffey of Dow Agrosciences (formerly with the University of Illinois).

The editors are requesting submissions of original, extension-type articles about any aspect of pest management in the broadest sense, including, but not limited to, management of pests that affect row crops, forage and grasslands, horticultural crops, forests, urban landscapes, structures, schools, households, livestock and pets, and human health. Articles should be written for one of the three following categories:

1) Profiles: These are biology and ecology profiles for insects pests such as, for example, soybean aphids, emerald ash borers, bed bugs, and others. Profiles will include an insect’s scientific name, description of stages, biology, life history, host plants, potential for economic damage, sampling or scouting procedures, and management and control options.

2) Issues: These articles will focus on emerging integrated pest management issues such as "Transgenic Bt Cotton and Insect Management" or "Prevention and Management of Bed Bugs in Commercial Buildings." Articles will include information on the issue’s relevance, why the issue developed, balanced perspectives on the issue, and possible solutions.

3) Recommendations: These articles will contain consensus-based, pest management recommendations on topics such as "Management of Cattle Ticks in the Southwestern U.S." or "Management of the Asian Longhorned Beetle in New England Urban Environments." Recommendations will be based upon the principles of integrated pest management and supported by published research and validation data when available.

Intended Readership
The intended readership for the journal will be any professional who is engaged in any aspect of integrated pest management, including, but not limited to, crop producers, individuals working in crop protection, retailers, manufacturers and suppliers of pest management products, educators, and pest control operators.

Call for Papers Journal of Integrated Pest Management is planning to publish its first issue in Spring 2010, and manuscripts can be submitted for review. Refer to Publish with ESA for information on submitting a manuscript. All submissions must be made online using the Rapid Review website at www.rapidreview.com. It is anticipated that the Rapid Review manuscript submission website for Journal of Integrated Pest Management will be operative by Nov. 1, 2009.

Access Policies

Journal of Integrated Pest Management will be an open access, online-only journal, freely available to anyone. Journal issues will be published quarterly, but accepted articles will be posted online as soon as they have been copy edited and proofed by the author.

Publication Fees

To provide open access, Journal of Integrated Pest Management uses a business model in which our expenses—including those of peer review, journal production, and online hosting and archiving—are recovered by charging an article publication fee. For 2010 and 2011 this fee is $500 for ESA members and $550 for nonmembers.

Editors and Staff

Editors-in-Chief:

Marlin E. Rice
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
7300 NW 62nd Ave.
PO Box 1004
Johnston, IA, 50131-2940
marlin.rice@pioneer.com

Kevin L. Steffey
Dow AgroSciences
9330 Zionsville Rd.
Indianapolis, IN, 46268-1053
KLSteffey@dow.com

Subject Editors:

John J. Adamczyk, Jr.
USDA ARS KSARC, Weslaco, TX
jadamczyk@weslaco.ars.usda.gov

Gregory Mark Beavers
U. S. Navy, Washington, DC
Mark.Beavers@osd.mil

Eileen M. Cullen
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
cullen@entomology.wisc.edu

Jeffrey A. Davis
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
jeffdavis@agcenter.lsu.edu

Larry D. Godfrey
University of California, Davis, CA
ldgodfrey@ucdavis.edu

Elizabeth E. Grafton-Cardwell
University of California, Parlier, CA
bethgc@uckac.edu

Rachid Hanna
IITA-Cameroon; c/o IITA-Limited, Croydon, United Kingdom
r.hanna@cgiar.org

Erin W. Hodgson
Iowa State University, Ames, IA
ewh@iastate.edu

Thomas P. Kuhar
Eastern Shore AREC, Painter, VA
tkuhar@vt.edu

Christopher Sansone
Texas Agric Extension Service, San Angelo, TX
c-sansone@tamu.edu

Melissa Willrich Siebert
Dow AgroSciences, Greenville, MS
mwillrichsiebert@dow.com

Scott D. Stewart
University of Tennessee, Jackson, TN
sdstewart@utk.edu

Kelly V. Tindall
University of Missouri, Portageville, MO
tindallk@missouri.edu

Donald C. Weber
USDA-ARS Insect Biocontrol Lab, Beltsville, MD
Don.Weber@ars.usda.gov
 

Editorial Board:

Please click here for the current Editorial Board of the Journal of Integrated Pest Management.
 

Managing Editor:

Alan Kahan
Entomological Society of America
10001 Derekwood Lane, Suite 300
Lanham, MD 20706-4876
Phone: 301-731-4535, ext. 3020
Fax: 301-731-4538
akahan@entsoc.org