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Vertebrate Zoology

Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft · Germany · Est. 1987

ISSN1864-5755eISSN2625-8498
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
65
/ 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
0.906
H-Index
22
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.146
Total Works
497
Total Citations
3,398
2yr Mean Citedness
2.73
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Aims & Scope

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
12
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1987
FrequencyTwo Issues A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications497
Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers
OA Since2020
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~12 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1864-5755 / 2625-8498
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2017
2018
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 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)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologyFish Biology and Ecology StudiesFish biology, ecology, and behaviorSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeFish Ecology and Management StudiesBat Biology and Ecology StudiesIchthyology and Marine BiologyEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGenetic diversity and population structureWildlife Ecology and Conservation
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref