This year we look back at 160 years of entomological research published in the DEZ. Believe it or not, our journal is the third oldest of all still existing entomological periodicals worldwide! A concatenation of favourable circumstances? At first glance, the first decades were rather tough ones, involving personal controversies, splitting of the society behind the journal and the journal itself, and later reunion (Wessel 2007). However, at the second glance, this period seems to have been an excellent one at the same time, as the young and dedicated visionary, Gustav Kraatz, the first editor of the DEZ, guided the journal throughout these troublesome waters for the first 50 years. What makes him visionary? Already 160 years ago, he promoted high standards in taxonomical publications such as the description of both sexes when erecting new genera, the publication of comprehensive revisions instead of single species descriptions and the exploration of new diagnostic characters (Wessel 2007) – not much to add 160 years later! More than this, under his editorship the DEZ was at the forefront of the development and establishing of internationally recognized nomenclatorial rules in entomology, regulating foremost issues of priority (Wessel 2007). Still today, nomenclatorial issues constitute a hot topic in entomological publishing. Finally, Gustav Kraatz was driven by the urge to combine collections and libraries of all German entomologists, so that scientists could have free access (Wessel 2007). In 1886, he founded an Entomological National Museum that still exists and is nowadays known as DEI – Deutsches Entomologisches Institut. It would have certainly pleased Gustav Kraatz that since the transfer of the DEZ from Wiley to Pensoft in 2014 all articles are published under an open access policy, likewise facilitating the access to knowledge. The incredible number of 22.613 species descriptions published in the last 160 years in the DEZ (Stelbrink and Wessel 2008; numbers updated) are a substantial contribution to our knowledge of the insects on this planet. The vision of Gustav Kraatz and the commitment of many following editors and authors have made the success of the DEZ possible.

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DEZ 160 年——长寿秘诀是什么？

今年，我们回顾了在 DEZ 发表的 160 年昆虫学研究。信不信由你，我们的期刊是全世界现存昆虫学期刊中第三古老的！一系列有利条件？乍一看，最初的几十年相当艰难，涉及个人争议、期刊背后的社会分裂和期刊本身，以及后来的重聚（Wessel 2007）。然而，乍一看，这个时期似乎同时也是一个极好的时期，因为年轻而敬业的远见卓识者，DEZ的第一任主编古斯塔夫·克拉茨（Gustav Kraatz）在最初的50年中带领该杂志走过了这些麻烦的水域. 是什么让他有远见？早在 160 年前，他就在分类学出版物中提倡高标准，例如在建立新属时对两性的描述，发布全面修订而不是单一物种描述以及对新诊断特征的探索（Wessel 2007）——160 年后添加的内容不多！更重要的是，在他的编辑下，DEZ 处于国际公认的昆虫学命名规则的发展和建立的最前沿，规范了最重要的优先问题（Wessel 2007）。直到今天，命名问题仍然是昆虫学出版的热门话题。最后，古斯塔夫·克拉茨 (Gustav Kraatz) 的动力是将所有德国昆虫学家的收藏品和图书馆结合起来，以便科学家们可以免费访问 (Wessel 2007)。1886 年，他创立了一个至今仍然存在的国家昆虫学博物馆，现在被称为 DEI – Deutsches Entomlogisches Institut。自从 2014 年将 DEZ 从 Wiley 转移到 Pensoft 以来，Gustav Kraatz 肯定会很高兴，所有文章都在开放获取政策下发表，同样促进了知识的获取。在过去的 160 年中，DEZ 发表的令人难以置信的 22.613 种物种描述（Stelbrink 和 Wessel 2008；数字更新）对我们了解这个星球上的昆虫做出了重大贡献。Gustav Kraatz 的远见和许多后续编辑和作者的承诺使 DEZ 的成功成为可能。数字更新）对我们了解这个星球上的昆虫做出了重大贡献。Gustav Kraatz 的远见和许多后续编辑和作者的承诺使 DEZ 的成功成为可能。数字更新）对我们了解这个星球上的昆虫做出了重大贡献。Gustav Kraatz 的远见和许多后续编辑和作者的承诺使 DEZ 的成功成为可能。