Asian Herpetological Research

Asian Herpetological Research (AHR), an international English language journal, is published quarterly by the Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CIB), and the Science Press of China, cooperated with the Asiatic Herpetological Research Society (AHRS), with its registered numbers：CN 51-1735/Q and ISSN 2095-0357. The scope of the journal includes all contemporary herpetological research areas including taxonomy, fauna, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, evolution, zoogeography, physiology, ecology, toxicology and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles. 　　AHR aims to provide a forum for herpetologists and related scientists interested in conducting international academic exchanges and joint studies, and a platform for introducing their newly made scientific and technological data, and publishing their research results and achievements in the world, but focusing on the Asian-Pacific Region. 　　 The principal criteria of AHR for acceptance of articles for publication are the quality and significance of the research, breadth of interest of the work to the readership, and the clarity and effectiveness of communication. AHR welcomes submission of manuscripts from authors in all countries of the world, though with a focus on the herpetological studies in the Asian and Pacific Region, including major articles, shorter communications and review articles.

《亚洲爬虫学研究》(AHR)是由中国科学院成都生物研究所、中国科学出版社联合亚洲爬虫学研究会(AHRS)出版的国际英文期刊，每季一期，注册号CN 51-1735/Q, ISSN 2095-0357。该杂志的范围包括所有当代的爬虫学研究领域，包括分类学、动物学、形态学、系统学、系统学、进化论、动物地理学、生理学、生态学、毒理学和两栖和爬行动物的保护生物学。AHR旨在为有志于开展国际学术交流和联合研究的爬虫学家和相关科学家提供一个论坛，并为他们提供一个平台，向世界介绍他们最新的科学技术数据，发布他们的研究成果和成果，但重点放在亚太地区。AHR接受发表文章的主要标准是研究的质量和意义、作品对读者兴趣的广度、沟通的清晰性和有效性。AHR欢迎世界所有国家的作者提交手稿，但重点是亚洲和太平洋地区的爬虫学研究，包括主要文章、较短的通信和评论文章。