Peckhamia (journal) explained

Peckhamia
Abbreviation:Peckhamia
Editor:David E. Hill
Discipline:Arachnology
Publisher:Peckham Society
Frequency:Irregular
History:1977–present
Openaccess:Yes
Website:http://peckhamia.com/peckhamia.html
Oclc:19834872
Issn:2161-8526
Eissn:1944-8120

Peckhamia is a peer-reviewed, open-access, scientific journal covering research on jumping spiders. It is published by the Peckham Society, an international organization of naturalists and scientists with an interest in jumping spiders, named in honor of George and Elizabeth Peckham. The journal was established in 1977 and its current editor-in-chief is David E. Hill.

Several species related to the peacock spider were first described in Peckhamia, including Maratus harrisi (2011), Saitis mutans (2012), Saitis virgatus (2012), Maratus robinsoni (2012), Maratus spicatus (2012), Maratus velutinus (2012), and Maratus avibus (2014). The genus Phanuelus was first described in Peckhamia in 2015.

Peckhamia is abstracted and indexed in The Zoological Record.