The Journal of Arachnology publishes scientific articles reporting novel and significant observations and data regarding any aspect of the biology of arachnid groups. Articles must be scientifically rigorous and report substantially new information. Submissions that are overly narrow in focus (e.g., local faunal lists, descriptions of a second sex or of a single species without additional discussion of the significance of this information), that have poorly substantiated observational data, or that present no new information will not be considered. Book reviews will not be published.Manuscripts must be in English and should use the active voice throughout. Authors should consult a recent issue of the Journal of Arachnology for additional points of style. Manuscripts longer than three printed journal pages (12 or more double-spaced manuscript pages) should be prepared as Feature Articles, shorter papers as Short Communications. Invited Reviews will be published from time to time and unsolicited reviews are also welcomed. All reviews will be subject to the same review process as other submissions.

節肢動物學雜志上發表科學論文報告小說和大量的觀察和數據關于任何方面的生物學的蛛形綱動物的組織。文章必須科學嚴謹，報道大量的新信息。焦點過于狹窄的提交(例如，局部動物群列表、對第二性別的描述或對單一物種的描述，而沒有進一步討論該信息的重要性)、缺乏充分證據的觀測數據或沒有新信息的提交將不予考慮。書評將不會出版。稿件必須是英文的，并應始終使用主動語態。作者應該查閱最近一期的蜘蛛學雜志，以獲得更多的風格要點。3頁以上的稿件(12頁或以上雙倍行距的稿件)應作為特稿，篇幅較短的稿件應作為短通訊。邀請的評論將不時發表，不請自來的評論也將受到歡迎。所有的評審程序將與其他提交的評審程序相同。