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Zoosystematics and Evolution

Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria · Est. 1898

ISSN1860-0743eISSN1860-0743

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.466

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.96

Total Worksi

3,114

Total Citationsi

8,249

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Zoology; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science.

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1898

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,114

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

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?

1860-0743 / 1860-0743

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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

172

2019

500

2020

239

2021

176

2022

132

2023

110

303

2024

142

258

2025

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

Insect ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyInsect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorFish Biology and Ecology StudiesPlant and animal studiesMediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna

Frequently asked questions about Zoosystematics and Evolution

Is Zoosystematics and Evolution a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zoosystematics and Evolution: 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 Zoosystematics and Evolution?

Zoosystematics and Evolution 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 1.42.

Is Zoosystematics and Evolution indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zoosystematics and Evolution is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Zoosystematics and Evolution?