Copeia成立于1913年，是一份備受尊敬的國際期刊，致力于出版高質量的原創研究論文，內容涉及魚類、兩棲動物和爬行動物的行為、保護、生態學、遺傳學、形態學、進化、生理學、系統學和分類學。Copeia是電子出版的，可通過BioOne獲得。文章首先在網上發表，每年出版四期。除了研究論文外，Copeia還發表邀請評審論文、書評，并從以前發表在該雜志上的論文中收集感興趣的主題，匯編虛擬期刊。

Founded in 1913, Copeia is a highly respected international journal dedicated to the publication of high quality, original research papers on the behavior, conservation, ecology, genetics, morphology, evolution, physiology, systematics and taxonomy of extant and extinct fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. Copeia is published electronically and is available through BioOne. Articles are published online first, and print issues appear four times per year. In addition to research articles, Copeia publishes invited review papers, book reviews, and compiles virtual issues on topics of interest drawn from papers previously published in the journal.