昆蟲社會(IS)是國際社會昆蟲研究聯(lián)盟(IUSSI)的期刊。它涵蓋了社會性昆蟲和其他前社會性節(jié)肢動物的生物學(xué)和進化的各個方面;這些包括生態(tài)學(xué)、動物行為學(xué)、形態(tài)學(xué)、種群遺傳學(xué)、生殖學(xué)、傳播學(xué)、社會生物學(xué)、種姓分化和社會寄生。該雜志出版原創(chuàng)研究論文和評論，以及簡短的交流。由杰出專家組成的國際編輯委員會證明了昆蟲社會的高質(zhì)量，為所有對昆蟲社會研究感興趣的科學(xué)家和讀者提供了一個論壇。

Insectes Sociaux (IS) is the journal of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI). It covers the various aspects of the biology and evolution of social insects and other presocial arthropods; these include ecology, ethology, morphology, population genetics, reproduction, communication, sociobiology, caste differentiation and social parasitism. The journal publishes original research papers and reviews, as well as short communications. An international editorial board of eminent specialists attests to the high quality of Insectes Sociaux, a forum for all scientists and readers interested in the study of social insects.