Copeia is a quarterly published periodical pertaining to ichthyological and herpetological subjects. It is the official publication of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. This magazine received its name in honor of Professor Edward Drinker Cope, a prominent American accomplished within the systematic and faunal aspects of ichthyology and herpetology. History On December 27, 1913, John Treadwell Nichols published the first issue of Copeia. This issue consisted of a single… (More on Copeia)