Editor-in-Chief

Ram Chander Sihag

Prof. (Dr.) Ram Chander Sihag is serving humanity as an Independent Researcher. He had been on the Faculty of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar in different capacities. He was Assistant Scientist, Honey bees (1979-1988), Associate Professor & Research Leader, Beekeeping (1988-1995), Professor of Apiculture/ Environmental Biology (1995-2012), Head, at Department of Zoology (1997-2000), and Dean at College of Basic Sciences & Humanities (2001-2006), and an independent researcher (Since 2012). During these 45 years, Prof. Sihag has made several significant research contributions in the discipline of Apiculture/ Crop Pollination Ecology and Environmental Biology. He has published more than 190 research and semi-technical articles in reputed national/ international journals/ books and authored/edited six books. Achievements of Prof. Sihag have been widely recognized at national and international levels including, he is the recipient of one of the highest Civilian Awards of India, Padma Shri (2024), conferred by the President of India for his Pioneering work on Development of Beekeeping and Crop Pollination Services in India; highly prestigious Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Memorial Prize of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (1980-82) for his outstanding work on the biology of megachilid bees; co-recipient of “Group Award-cum-Certificate of Appreciation (1993)” from the United States Department of Agriculture (USA) for the work on conservation and management of some solitary bees for crop production efficiency; “Scroll of Honour (2005)” in the International Conference on Plant Sciences at Amravati (India) for the conservation of pollinators; “Life Time Achievement Award for Conservation of Biodiversity and Environment” from the Environment Society of India, Chandigarh (2007); “E. P. Odum Memorial Award for Conservation of Environment” from the Educational, Cultural and Social Welfare Society of India, Hisar (2008); “Bharat Pratibha Sammaan Award (2025)” from the Bharat Pratibha Sammaan Council, New Delhi, for his exceptional services to the society, and “Life Time Achievement Award (2025)” from the Worthy Wellness Foundation, Lucknow, for his exemplary service, inspiring leadership, and lifetime dedication towards the progress of society, and Ambedkar Fellowship Award (1998) for his distinguished social services. He was elected Fellow of the highly prestigious “Royal Entomological Society, London” in 1997; and has been the Chairperson of Pollination Section of Asian Apicultural Association (1992 to till date). He is the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Entomology; Academic Editor of International Journal of Ecology, Editor of Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment; Regional Editor of 4 International Journals and Associate Editor of 2 International Journals.

Regional Editors

	Cesar G. Demayo Professor, Mindanao State University, Philippines
	Michael Gabriel Paulraj Research Scientist, G.S. Gill Research Institute, Guru Nanak College Campus, Chennai, India

Associate Editors

	Ayman A. El-Badry Professor, Department of Microbiology, Medical Parasitology Section, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
	Mohamed Abdel-Raheem Ali Abdel-Raheem Professor , Department of Pests and Plant Protection, Agricultural and Biological Research Division, National Research Centre, Giza, Egypt

Technical Editors

	Essam Abdel Salam Shaalan Professor, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Aswan University, Egypt
	Goravale K. Ramegowda Assistant Professor, University of Horticultural Sciences, India
	Soad I. Abd El-Razak Ramadan Associate Professor, University of Hafr Albatin, Saudi Arabia
	Mohammad Monobrullah Principal Scientist, ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region, India
	M. Muniaraj Senior Scientist, Centre for Research in Medical Entomology, India
	Moustafa Mohammed Sabry Bakry Research Scientist, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
	Kathirvelu Baskar Research Scientist, Entomology Research Institute, Loyola College, Chennai -600 034, India
	R.P. Soundararajan Professor, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
	Sarwan Kumar Senior Entomologist, Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, Punjab Agricultural University, India
	Youssef Ahmed Mahmoud Professor, Pests and Plant Protection Department, National Research Centre, Elbehooth Street, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
	Vimalanathan Arunprasanna Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology and Clinical Parasitology, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia
	Mahmoud Saleh Abdel-Dayem Professor, Department of Plant Protection, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
	Bassim Shehab Hamad Director and Research Scientist, Integrated Pest Control Research Centre, Baghdad, Iraq
	Masoud Latifian Professor, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran
	Shahram Hesami Head of Department, Islamic Azad University, Iran
	El-Sayed Abdel-Malek Elmadany El-Sheikh Professor, Zagazig University, Egypt
	Sobhy Abdel-Shafy Professor, National Research Center, Egypt
	Hala Salah Elwakil Professor, Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt
	Nahed Fawzy Abdel-Aziz Abdel-Moneim Professor, National Research Centre, Egypt
	Ahmed Mahmoud Mohamed Ebieda Research Scientist, Agricultural Research Center, Egypt
	Isaac O. Oyewole Head of Department, Babcock University, Nigeria