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Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute · Russian Federation · Est. 2008

ISSN2221-3996

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.205

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.393

Total Worksi

627

Total Citationsi

2,856

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.45

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The journal publishes original articles on all aspects of zoology (animal systematics and faunistics; animal distribution and abundance; animal ecology; animal anatomy and morphology; animal physiology, higher nervous activity and behavior; animal ethology; animal embryology; paleozoology and animal evolution; protozoology; protistology; invertebrate zoology; helminthology; entomology; ichthyology; herpetology; ornithology; theriology), as well as parasitology and hydrobiology.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications627

Publisher OrgZoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Russian Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2221-3996

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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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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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?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

183

2019

163

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 ZoologyQ4

Aquatic ScienceQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Insect ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyInsect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and environmental studiesEvolution and Paleontology StudiesEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict ZonesIchthyology and Marine BiologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyFish Biology and Ecology StudiesEcology and biodiversity studiesFish Ecology and Management StudiesOrthoptera Research and Taxonomy

Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Is Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences?

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.205.

Is Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is indexed in Scopus.