The Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology
The Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology (JSSZ), founded in 1950, is an association of biologists interested in taxonomy, systematics, and biodiversity of animals, extant or extinct. Since its founding, it has published peer-reviewed journals, including the English-language journal Species Diversity (open-access) and the Japanese-language journal Taxa, while conducting annual meetings and symposia.
Our official website is hosted on Google Sites (https://www.systematiczoology.jp/english). This page provides essential information regarding the society.
Membership Application (JSSZ)
For membership applications and related inquiries, please contact:
Secretary of JSSZ
Keiichi Kakui, Ph.D.
c/o Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
N10 W8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, Japan
E-mail (Annual Membership Dues / APC inquiries)
secretary@jssz.sakura.ne.jp
Please also contact the Editorial Committee of Species Diversity if you have any questions.
E-mail: species_diversity@jssz.sakura.ne.jp
Publication
Species Diversity : A peer-reviewed, open-access, global platform journal (https://speciesdiversity.org/)
TAXA, Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology (Taxa, Proc. Japan. Soc. Syst. Zool.) ISSN 1342-2367: a biannual Japanese journal.
(https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/taxa/)
Purchase Back Numbers of JSSZ's journals
(https://www.systematiczoology.jp/publication/back-numbers)
Officers for 2026-2027
President: Hiroshi Kajihara (Hokkaido University, Hokkaido)
Secretary: Masanori Okanishi (Hiroshima Shudo University, Hiroshima); Journal Secretary: Keiichi Kakui (Hokkaido University, Hokkaido)
Treasurer: Yuki Oya (J. F. Oberlin University, Tokyo)
Webmaster: Natsumi Hookabe (JAMSTEC, Kanagawa)
Liaison: Mizuki Sasaki (Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido); Yuriko Nakao (Nihon University, Tokyo)
Editor-in-Chief of the journal "Species Diversity ": Tomomi Saito (Kochi University, Kochi)
Editor-in-Chief of the journal "TAXA ": Hidetoshi Wada (Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Kanagawa)
Copyright: The Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, c/o Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, N10 W8 Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0810, JAPAN. As concerns the society, contact the secretary, Keiichi Kakui, Ph.D. «jssz@jssz.sakura.ne.jp»