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مجله
مجله انجمن کنه شناسی ایران (Persian Journal of Acarology) در سال 2022 مجددا در چارک دوم قرار گرفت. علیرغم افزایش دو برابر تعداد مقالات در هر شماره که موجب پایین آمدن چارک در سال 2021 گردیده بود اما با تلاش های دبیران محترم تخصصی و حمایت پژوهشگران داخل و خارج کشور دوباره به چارک دوم بازگشت.
International Persian Congress of Acarology
Dear colleagues,
After one time renewing the 4th IPCA Congress, I am very pleased to invite acarologists and mite and tick interested professors, students, and researchers all over the world to attend the IPCA 2022 that will be held in Mashhad, Iran, from July 28th–30th 2022. Congress will have a plenary, ordinary, and poster display, addressing every issue on Acarology and will be an excellent forum to establish new links and collaborations among participants. Also, workshop(s) will be held immediately before and/or after Congress.
Abstract Submission Start Date is 21 January 2022.
For more information, please see http://ipca4.areeo.ac.ir
If you have any questions related to the congress, please contact the local organizing committee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
We are sure that participants will enjoy the experience of the 4th IPCA (2021). We are looking forward to meeting you in Mashhad where you will be warmly received.
Prof. Dr. Parviz Shishehbor Prof. Dr. Alireza Saboori
President of the IPCA4 President of the ASI
Persian Journal of Acarology
Dear friends,
The next issue (Vol. 11, No. 1) of the Persian Journal of Acarology is dedicated to the Late Dr. Hamidreza Hajiqanbar. All taxonomic papers with species named in memory of Hamidreza will be under fast review and after acceptance will be included in the next issue. The deadline for submission will be 15 December 2021.
We are looking for your submission.
Best regards Sincerely yours Prof. Dr. Alireza Saboori (President of the Acarological Society of Iran,
Editor-in-Chief, Persian Journal of Acarology),
Mite specialist group
Dear Colleagues
I hope you are safe and well in these challenging times.
Earlier this year, a paper titled 'Alarming evidence of the widespread extinction of mite species in the shadows of plant, insect and vertebrate extinctions' published, which he first presented in Antalya.
After that publication, we were contacted by representatives of the IUCN - Species Survival Commission (SSC) who suggested that we establish a Mite Specialist Group (MSG). We agreed and prepared the application, which included forming the group, and the group now has official status.
I am honoured to be the group chair and Maria Orlova (Russia) and Ashley Dowling (USA) are the vice-chairs. Agnieszka Napierala (Poland) is the Red List Assessment Coordinator and Greg (Australia) is the Conservation Initiatives Coordinator. Apart from mite specialists, we are fortunate to have a botanist, conservation specialists, ecologists and entomologists to increase the group's range of expertise.
The Latin American Society of Acarology, American Society of Acarology, and the Acarological Societies of Iran and Japan, are much appreciated advisory groups.
In essence, MiteSG members and advisory groups are encouraged to do whatever they can personally and through their networks to contribute to a global effort to conserve mite diversity through research, education, advocacy and direct conservation initiatives, for example.,
- propose species for red list assessment (we currently have nearly 100 species listed for assessment); the Mite SG can also do red list assessments of ecosystems
- support and engage in ecological studies that contribute to real conservation gains
- form direct links with NGOs (e. g. conservation groups, farmer organizations, reforestation societies), landholders, local communities and government agencies to achieve measurable conservation outcomes
- support and contribute to initiatives that address habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, pesticide use and other drivers of biodiversity loss
- work to incorporate mites and other invertebrates into the fabric of the biology and curricula in schools and higher education institutions
- conduct research related to mite conservation issues
- establish a presence in on-line platforms to promote the group and its activities
- work with other SSC groups to achieve collective goals
- educate/inform government agencies, conservation area managers and the public about the fundamental role that mites and the other invertebrates play in diverse, healthy, productive ecosystems.
Other suggestions are most welcome.
We should always remember that any gains for mites are multiplied as gains for other invertebrates, plants, vertebrates and other organisms so the benefits of our efforts will be multiplied many times. The expression, 'Think globally, act locally' (and regionally) is highly applicable.
Persons interested in joining the Mite SG should have a special focus on conservation and commit to the 9 goals listed above. If you are interested in joining the group, please contact me.
All the best
Sebahat Ozman-Sullivan
Association of Iranian Plant Protection Scientific Societies
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