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Zootaxa

Magnolia Press · New Zealand · Est. 1811

ISSN1175-5334

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.503

H-Indexi

119

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.833

Total Worksi

49,228

Total Citationsi

308,133

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Zootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that focuses on the rapid publication of high-quality papers across all aspects of systematic zoology. It serves as a key resource for documenting the world's zoological diversity. The journal covers Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

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General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1811

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications49,228

Publisher OrgQ15088586

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Magnolia Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1175-5334

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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

2.7k

13k

2019

2.8k

12k

2020

2.7k

9.1k

2021

2.2k

6.4k

2022

2.3k

4.6k

2023

2.4k

2.6k

2024

2.5k

947

2025

1.3k

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 ZoologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyPlant and animal studiesColeoptera Taxonomy and DistributionInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyFossil Insects in AmberFish Biology and Ecology StudiesScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

Frequently asked questions about Zootaxa

Is Zootaxa a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zootaxa: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zootaxa?

Zootaxa 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.54.

Is Zootaxa indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zootaxa is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.