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Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Wiley-VCH Verlag · United Kingdom

ISSN0947-5745eISSN1439-0469

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.741

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.303

Total Works

2,250

Total Citations

41,825

2yr Mean Citedness

1.06

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Zoology; Biology (General): Evolution. Topics: zoology, evolutionary biology, population genetics, systematic zoology

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,250

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-VCH Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0947-5745 / 1439-0469

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ2

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Evolutionary BiologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyGeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic diversity and population structureAmphibian and Reptile BiologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPlant and animal studiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies