ZooKeys

Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria · Est. 1833

ISSN1313-2970

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.649

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.019

Total Worksi

8,569

Total Citationsi

78,086

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

ZooKeys is a rapidly published, open-access journal dedicated to animal taxonomy. It aims to provide a fast and efficient platform for the publication of taxonomic revisions, descriptions of new taxa, faunistic surveys, and biodiversity-related data. The journal covers all aspects of zoological taxonomy and systematics, including morphology, genetics, evolution, and biogeography of animals.

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1833

FrequencyIrregular

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,569

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pensoft Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1313-2970

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

566

2019

609

5.2k

2020

481

3.1k

2021

474

2.4k

2022

481

1.9k

2023

459

1.1k

2024

602

524

2025

345

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Insect ScienceQ1

PaleontologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)PaleontologyInsect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyPlant and animal studiesColeoptera Taxonomy and DistributionHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlSpider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesFossil Insects in AmberForest Insect Ecology and ManagementSpecies Distribution and Climate Change

Frequently asked questions about ZooKeys

Is ZooKeys a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of ZooKeys?

ZooKeys 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 0.96.

Is ZooKeys indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ZooKeys is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.