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Zoologia

Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia · Brazil · Est. 1926

ISSN1984-4689eISSN1984-4689

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.301

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.549

Total Works

1,114

Total Citations

13,043

2yr Mean Citedness

1.50

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the biodiversity and taxonomy of fauna, with a strong emphasis on Neotropical and Brazilian species. Articles detail new species descriptions, ecological studies of animal populations in various habitats including urban and cave environments, and investigations into animal diet, behavior, and physiology. There is also a focus on conservation and the impact of human activities on wildlife.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1926

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,114

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

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✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1984-4689 / 1984-4689

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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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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?

✅

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

2018

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2025

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 ZoologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and Zoology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorPlant and animal studiesAmphibian and Reptile BiologyWildlife Ecology and ConservationFish Biology and Ecology StudiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchFish Ecology and Management StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies