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Acta Zoologica

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1920

ISSN1463-6395

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.368

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.795

Total Works

2,767

Total Citations

44,032

2yr Mean Citedness

0.89

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Acta Zoologica is a leading zoology journal publishing original research in animal organization, development, structure, and function. It publishes papers of interest to zoologists and physiologists worldwide.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1920

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,767

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1463-6395

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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?

N/A

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 ZoologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Cell BiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Anatomy & MorphologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologyIchthyology and Marine BiologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchFish biology, ecology, and behaviorPlant and animal studiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsCrustacean biology and ecology