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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

CSIRO PUBLISHING · AU

ISSN0004-959XeISSN1446-5698

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.324

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.368

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Zoology; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionAU

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CSIRO PUBLISHING

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0004-959X / 1446-5698

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

233

2019

303

2020

269

2021

116

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationAmphibian and Reptile BiologyBat Biology and Ecology StudiesEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPlant and animal studiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAvian ecology and behavior

Frequently asked questions about AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Is AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY?

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY?