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Open-acces scholarly publisher known for its data & semantics publishing innovations & tools.

Developer of the ARPHA publishing platform.

Consortium member at multiple Horizon Europe-funded projects.

Website: https://pensoft.net
It has been a pleasure meeting Pensoft authors at #EntSoc25 in Portland, like Kevin who recently published his research in
@bdj.pensoft.net.

With two more days to go, make sure you stop by booth 715 to say hello!
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🕸️ So, the recent discovery of what is thought to be the world's largest #spider structure in the world published in our #openaccess scientific journal @subtbiol.pensoft.net made it on TV📺 as part of the Die Welt!
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Hunderttausend Spinnen: „Einzigartiger Fall“ – Tief in einer Höhle stoßen Forscher auf das größte Spinnennetz der Welt - WELT
Bei der Erkundung einer Höhle in Südosteuropa haben Forscher eine gruselige Entdeckung gemacht: das wohl größte Spinnennetz der Welt. Die Dimensionen der Kolonie wirken unwirklich. Neben der Größe ers...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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🕷Did you know that a #unique #spidercolony is found inside a #sulfurcave on the #Albania-Greece border?
🕸️ I had the pleasure of discussing this rare #biological #discovery and its #scientific importance on 📺 Living Day at #Vizion Plus.
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Biologia Blerina Vrenozi: Shqipëria në qëndër të zbulimit të madh shkencor - Living Day
YouTube video by Vizion Plus TV
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November 9, 2025 at 10:11 AM
😉 In case you missed it!

🐝 Our latest contribution as the #scicomm leader at @wildposh.eu is a 3-min video explaining how the @wildposh.eu 17-institution consortium studies the impacts of #pesticides on #pollinators, characterises their populations & develops integrated #RiskAssessment tools.

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Assessing and reducing chemical risks to wild pollinators in Europe | The WildPosh project
YouTube video by WildPosh
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November 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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The @nytimes.com are the latest major news outlet to cover our mind-blowing spider cave study!

➡ For the study, head to doi.org/10.3897/subt...

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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From November 23 to 26, the Asian Mycology Congress will be held in Guangzhou, China. @pensoft.net will sponsor the Young Asian Mycologist Prize, which awards the winner a free publication in MycoKeys or @imafungus.pensoft.net.

🔗 mycokeys.pensoft.net/news/1028
Asian Mycology Congress 2025 to spotlight innovation in fungal science
The Asian Mycology Congress 2025 (AMC 2025) will be held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, from November 23 to 26, bringing together experts in fungal biology under the theme “Innovative ...
mycokeys.pensoft.net
November 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📸 Soon after his talk in the morning at this week's Kliment's Days 2025 conference in Sofia, Eero Vesterinen (@utu.fi) paid our stand a visit & immediately recognised @zookeys.pensoft.net: the #journal his team used to describe #newspecies of #insects! 🤩
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Lack of capacity in traditional #biodiversity monitoring is a particularly problematic bottleneck for smaller countries like Bulgaria, but metabarcoding and eDNA allow for scaling up, @stefaniyak2.bsky.social of @bgbol.org says in her presentation at Kliment's Days 2025
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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The first ever discovery of 𝐿𝑒𝑝𝑖𝑑𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑎 springtails in China has revealed four new species.

Read about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/07/f...
First ever discovery of Lepidosira springtails in China reveals four new species
The tiny arthropods were found in Yintiaoling National Nature Reserve, a biodiversity hotspot.
blog.pensoft.net
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
At Kliment's Days 2025 listening to Eero Vesterinen of @utu.fi talk about #metabarcoding data!

Eero has published papers on DNA barcoding in our journals @zookeys.pensoft.net and @mbmg.pensoft.net
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Find our materials as well as ZooKeys subject editor Nesrine Akkari at the II. Hungarian Zootaxonomy Conference on 27-28 November in Budapest!

zookeys.pensoft.net/news/1027
The II. Hungarian Zootaxonomy Conference set to convene at the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest
The II. Hungarian Zootaxonomy Conference is scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 27th, and Friday, November 28th, 2025 in the University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest.The conference itinera...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We were excited to meet with Monika Pramatarova, author at @bdj.pensoft.net , @alpineentomology.pensoft.net, and @travaux.pensoft.net today at the Kliments' Days 2025!
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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BDJ author Atanas Grozdanov stopped by the @pensoft.net stand at the Kliments' Days 2025!

Atanas is also editor of our topical collection, Restoration of species of conservation importance doi.org/10.3897/bdj...., which is related to tomorrow's satellite conference!
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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💡 BMD was spotted at Pensoft Publishers’ booth during the International Conference on Natural Sciences and Biotechnology – KLIMENT’S DAYS 2025, held at the Faculty of Biology, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.
📅 The event is taking place from 6 to 7 November in Sofia, Bulgaria.

@pensoft.net
November 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Come to the Pensoft stand at the Kliments' Days 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria! Our Marketing and Sales manager @maria-kolesnikova.bsky.social is there to welcome you and tell you all about our open-access journals in biodiversity sciences!
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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How can Europe's research institutions collaborate to deal with global issues such as food safety, water scarcity, and biodiversity loss?

Coordinated by @lifewatcheric.bsky.social, European RIs state their commitment to transform scientific cooperation into actionable policy and robust innovation.
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The International Conference on Natural Sciences & Biotechnology – KLIMENT’S DAYS 2025 starts tomorrow!

Pensoft will have a booth at the event, and we are also sponsoring a very special award!

In addition, session participants will have the chance to publish their outputs in and @bdj.pensoft.net!
November 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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💡 Complex global challenges, require integrated and systemic solutions.
🌱 Strengthening strategic collaboration
🌱 Advancing data integration and hashtag#FAIR principles
🌱 Supporting Open Science Ecosystems
🌱 Informing Policy and Practice
November 5, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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We are excited to be heading to the Entomological Collections Network Annual Meeting (8-9 Nov) and Entomology 2025 (9-12 Nov) in Portland, Oregon!

Learn all about @pensoft.net's involvement here: nhcm.pensoft.net/news/1006

@entcollnet.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social
Pensoft Heads to Portland, Oregon for ECN 2025 and Entomology 2025
Pensoft is excited to take part in two major upcoming entomological events in Portland, OR, USA. Teodor Metodiev will represent the publisher at both the Entomological Collections Network Annual ...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This article from @theguardian.com on the invasion of 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑥 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠 on the Galápagos archipelago features research published in @neobiota.pensoft.net exploring the frog's predators and prey.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Galápagos had no native amphibians. Then it was invaded by hundreds of thousands of frogs
Scientists are only beginning to grasp the scale of the issue and understand what impact the tree frogs may have on the islands’ rare wildlife
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
We had a fantastic time at the #IUCNCongress in Abu Dhabi! Read all about the event and Pensoft's involvement in our latest blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2025/11/04/p...
Pensoft showcases open science and restoration innovation at the IUCN World Conservation Congress
Pensoft joined thousands of global conservationists, policymakers, and researchers in Abu Dhabi for the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025.
blog.pensoft.net
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🙃 If it looks like bird poop, smells like bird poop...

🕷️ A recent study published in our journal @zookeys.pensoft.net describes #newspecies of bird-dropping crab #spiders from the Philippines and Malaysia.

🗞️ The research paper (doi.org/10.3897/zook...) was picked up by @iflscience.com. Read more 👇
What Looks And Smells Like Bird Poop? These Stinky Little Spiders That Don’t Want To Be Snacks
This genus takes mimicry to the extreme.
www.iflscience.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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🚀 WildPosh now has an introductory video!

Learn more about the project, its objectives, and what it does to protect Europe’s wild pollinators.

First animated video developed by @pensoft.net .

🎬 Watch here: youtu.be/8Amsk_dgnCQ?...
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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The latest study in our journal assesses the threat status and implementation of the IUCN's One Plan Approach to conservation for the birds of Vietnam.

Read all about it on the @pensoft.net blog: blog.pensoft.net/2025/10/31/a...
Eyes to the skies: assessing the threat status of Vietnam’s bird species
A new study published in Nature Conservation assesses the threat status of bird species from Vietnam, underscoring the country’s critical conservation needs.
blog.pensoft.net
October 31, 2025 at 12:27 PM