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Received: 25 August 2025 · Accepted: 7 October 2025
Editor: Mario Langourov
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No potential conflict of interest has been reported by the authors, reviewers, or subject editor. As a member of the editorial board Jozef Oboňa recused himself from discussions and decisions on the manuscript.
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Kurina O., Loziaková Peňazziová K., Csank T., Pastorek P., Oboňa J. 2025 Fungus gnat diversity in a semi-urban habitat in Slovakia: insights from an unconventional trapping method. Historia naturalis bulgarica 47: 361–371.