Acta Chiropterologica

International Journal of Bat Research
The journal is a platform for advancing chiropterology, publishing original research and review articles that share important findings on bats. It also includes announcements on events and initiatives, fostering the exchange of knowledge across bat biology, ecology, taxonomy, behavior, and conservation.


All manuscripts are peer-reviewed through a double-blind process.
Impact Factor (JCR 2024): 0.7 JCR Zoology rank: 149/181

Instructions for authors
Guidelines and submission: https://www.editorialsystem.com/ac 
Founded in 1999, published twice a year.

Editorial Team
Editor-in-Chief: Wiesław Bogdanowicz — wbogdanowicz@miiz.waw.pl


Associate Editors
Rick A. Adams — University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, USA)
Pavel Hulva — Charles University in Prague (Prague, Czech Republic)
Sébastien J. Puechmaille — University of Montpellier (Montpellier, France)
M. Corrie Schoeman — University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban, Republic of South Africa)
Sergio B. Marques Teixeira — University of Madeira (Funchal, Spain)

Editorial Advisory Board (2023-2026)
Joaquin Arroyo-Cabrales — Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Mexico City, Mexico)
Paul J. J. Bates — Harrison Institute (Sevenoaks, UK)
R. Mark Brigham — University of Regina (Saskatchewan, Canada)
M. Brock Fenton — Western University (London, Canada)
William L. Gannon — University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, USA)
Steven M. Goodman — Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, USA)
Ivan Horáček — Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic)
Javier Juste — Doñana Biological Station (Seville, Spain)
Burton K. Lim — Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, Canada)
Sergiey V. Kruskop — Zoological Museum, Moscow State University (Russia)
Ara Monadjem — University of Eswatini (Kwaluseni, Eswatini)
Robert D. Owen — Universidad Nacional de Asunción / Texas Tech University (Paraguay/USA)
Jorge M. Palmeirim — University of Lisbon (Portugal)
Stuart Parsons — Queensland University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia)
Paul A. Racey — University of Exeter / University of Aberdeen (UK)
Koilmani E. Rajan — Bharathidasan University (Tiruchirappalli, India)
Bernal Rodríguez-Herrera — Universidad de Costa Rica (San José, Costa Rica)
Amy L. Russell — Grand Valley State University (Allendale, USA)
Danilo Russo — University of Naples Federico II (Napoli, Italy)
Nancy B. Simmons — American Museum of Natural History (New York, USA)
Peter J. Taylor — University of Venda (Phuthaditjhaba, Republic of South Africa)
Gerald S. Wilkinson — University of Maryland (College Park, USA)


Publisher
Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences Twarda 51/55, PL-00-818 Warszawa, Poland


Contact: Acta.Chiropterologica@miiz.waw.pl 
Indexed / Abstracted in: BioOne, Current Contents®/Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier GEO Abstracts, ISI Alerting Services, Pascal, Science Citation Index Expanded, Zoological Record, and others.
Suggested abbreviation: Acta chiropterol.

Contents available online:
https://www.bioone.org/journals/acta-chiropterologica 
https://www.ingentaconnect.com 


PRINT ISSN: 1508-1109

ONLINE ISSN: 1734-8471