The Insects is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal of entomology published monthly by MDPI since 2010.

The editor-in-chief is Brian T. Forschler from (University of Georgia).

[1] The journal is affiliated with the American Association of Professional Apiculturists.

[3] CiteScore 2020 (Scopus): 2.3, which equals rank 59/153 in 'Insect Science'.

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: The journal organize the "Young Investigator Award" for 2018, aiming to promote the work of young scientists by publishing their work free of charge.