Journal profile · Zoology
Annales Zoologici Fennici
ISSN 0003-455X · Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board · FINLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1964
Annales Zoologici Fennici: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.41; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annales Zoologici Fennici is published by Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Plant and animal studies and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annales Zoologici Fennici publishes mainly original research reports, but also in-depth reviews and commentaries on all aspects of animal ecology and evolution, and fields related to them. Our aim is to promote papers which focus on the interactions among various components in the past and present environments by using integrative and cross-disciplinary approaches. This may be achieved by employing tools from different fields of research, such as (but not restricted to): ecology and paleoecology, molecular ecology and phylogeography, conservation biology, human-induced contemporary evolution and wildlife management, animal behaviour and interactions (including recognition systems and mechanisms), paleontology (except systematics and taxonomy) and evolution, bioenergetics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science13.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.3%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.41LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 614OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 981 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 32 | 17 | 41 |
| 2023 | 16 | 2 | 28 |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | 35 |
| 2021 | 31 | 5 | 167 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board
- Country or region
- FINLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1964
- ISSN
- 0003-455X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annales Zoologici Fennici
What CAS zone is Annales Zoologici Fennici in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annales Zoologici Fennici is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Zoology / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annales Zoologici Fennici?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.41; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Annales Zoologici Fennici?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Annales Zoologici Fennici?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annales Zoologici Fennici is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annales Zoologici Fennici open access, and what is the APC?
Annales Zoologici Fennici is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .