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Contributions to Zoology

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1997

ISSN1383-4517eISSN1875-9866

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

0.715

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.149

Total Works

519

Total Citations

9,966

2yr Mean Citedness

1.56

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Zoology. Topics: biology, 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 / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications519

Publisher OrgNaturalis Biodiversity Center

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~13 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

Library of Congress; Dutch National LibraryPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1383-4517 / 1875-9866

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

Library of Congress; Dutch National Library, Portico

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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

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchCrustacean biology and ecologyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyParasite Biology and Host InteractionsGenetic diversity and population structureEvolution and Paleontology StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationSpecies Distribution and Climate Change