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Chronicles Fluturat e Shqipërisë
Community repository: https://zenodo.org/communities/cfes/

Editors: Cuvelier Sylvain¹ | Paparisto Anila² | Qirinxhi Xhuliana³ | Halimi Eljton²

¹ Diamantstraat 4, 8900 Ieper, Belgium.
² University of Tirana, Albania, Faculty of Natural Science, Tirana, Albania.
³ University “Fan.S. Noli”, Faculty of Natural and Human Sciences, Korçë, Albania.

CFeS is a journal dedicated to the study of the Lepidoptera in Albania.

Its scope encompasses faunistics, distribution, taxonomy, biogeography, morphology, biodiversity, ecology, evolutionary biology, phylogenetics, phylogeography, genetic diversity and applied research.

There are no subscription fees, and publishing is entirely free of charge.

CFeS is archived in Zenodo, an open-access repository developed by CERN and supported by the European OpenAIRE program and the European Commission, adhering to best practices for digital preservation.

We welcome manuscripts (orginal articles, notes, reviews and opinion papers) that explore relevant aspects of a subject.
Research should be comprehensive and in accordance with the Biological Species Concept (BSC) to ensure accurate and well-rounded classification.
Whenever possible, researchers are encouraged to incorporate controlled experiments to test hypotheses.
The requirements of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (2012) must be followed.
If authors choose to deviate from a recommendation, they must provide a well-reasoned justification.

Papers on taxonomic subjects containing nomenclatural acts and/or new names are registered in ZooBank to ensure their validity in zoological nomenclature from the date of publication. Each paper includes the official publication date and corresponding registration codes.
Submitted MS are evaluated and unsuitable papers are returned within a week.

CFeS employs an open peer review process, where reviewers disclose their identities, fostering transparency, accountability, and constructive feedback.

Information for authors and journal's formatting guidelines can be downloaded.

Once a manuscript is accepted, it is placed on a fast track for expedited publication.

The specific details of the journal are:
Free for authors and readers.
Open Access.
Open peer review.
Published online, without embargoes.
Electronic only.
Archived in Zenodo.
Assigned DOI.
English only.

CFeS is a publication from Fluturat e Shqipërisë. Open Source Research on the Lepidoptera of Albania.

Looking forward to your research, manuscripts, comments, and suggestions, Sylvain Cuvelier, Anila Paparisto, Xhuliana Qirinxhi and Eltjon Halimi.

How to cite CFeS:
Cuvelier S., Paparisto A., Qirinxhi W. & Halimi E. 2025. Chronicles Fluturat e Shqipërisë. https://biodiversity.unitir.edu.al/Chronicles/Index.html. Accessed Day Month Year.