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Zoological Research

Science Press · China · Est. 2017

ISSN2095-8137eISSN2095-8137

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2023-12-04). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.383

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.356

Total Worksi

916

Total Citationsi

11,338

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Zoological Research is an international journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of zoology. It aims to provide a platform for researchers to share their findings and advance the understanding of the animal kingdom. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including animal behavior, ecology, evolution, physiology, genetics, and conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications916

Publisher OrgScience Press

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Science Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2095-8137 / 2095-8137

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

1.4k

2019

2.3k

2020

111

2.1k

2021

141

2022

133

1.6k

2023

104

961

2024

155

212

2025

105

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 ZoologyQ1

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologyGenetic diversity and population structureGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and ConservationBat Biology and Ecology StudiesPrimate Behavior and EcologyAquaculture disease management and microbiotaAnimal Behavior and ReproductionFish Biology and Ecology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Zoological Research

Is Zoological Research a predatory journal?

Zoological Research was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2023-12-04). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Zoological Research?

Zoological Research 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 2.68.

Is Zoological Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zoological Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.