Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica
ISSN 1698-0476 · Museu de Ciencies Naturals de Barcelona · Spain
Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica is published by Museu de Ciencies Naturals de Barcelona. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Avian ecology and behavior and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Arxius de Miscel
· lània Zoològica, AMZ, is an electronic journal that publishes faunistic, chorological, phenological, morphological and descriptive ecological articles with a full analysis and discussion of results. The journal accepts articles from all zoological groups, including the least studied taxa. There are no geographic limitations, although the journal deals mainly with the region of the Western Mediterranean. As its title indicates, the journal is interested in publishing articles concerning all biological groups, without forgetting those which are often overlooked. The little things that run the world (E. O. Wilson, 1987). Arxius de Miscel
· lània Zoològica continues the tradition of the Natural History Museum of Barcelona’s publications on natural history, especially that upheld by the journal Miscel
· lània Zoològica, which was in print from the year 1958 until 2000. In the latter year, Miscel
· lània Zoològica was comprehensively restructured and significantly retitled as Animal Biodiversity and Conservation, to assert itself as a publication clearly addressing research in the most modern disciplines of zoology. One of the main tendencies of Miscel
· lània Zoològica – in contrast with ABC’s approach – was thematic issues: natural systems, their zoological components and how they are related. These descriptions, mainly inventories, are now the specific domain of AMZ. To emphasise this objective, we have added the word Arxius (Archives) to the journal’s previous title. Consequently, Arxius de Miscel
· lània Zoològica is a publication oriented towards providing accessible descriptive information on biodiversity in a format that can be efficiently reused for later studies. To best achieve this goal, authors are strongly encouraged to deposit their original datasets in a data repository (see list of data repositories in the Open Access Directory). AMZ participates in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and offers assistance to authors to publish datasets on their website.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.4%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Mollusks and Parasites StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q4 | 466/520 | 10th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 229 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 71 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 90 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 70 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 81 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 79 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Self-archiving
- AI use
AI use policy for writing process Model summary
AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Changes to authorship
No changes to authorship after acceptance Model summary
The editors of this journal will not consider changes to authorship once a manuscript has been accepted for publication. It is important that authors carefully consider the authorship list and order of authors and provide a definitive author list at original submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
Papers are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License: no part of the published paper may be reproduced or reused unless the source is cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Sensitive data protection policy Model summary
It is recommended that geographical data be masked (by reducing their precision, for example) when related to endangered, rare, threatened, protected or vulnerable species or those with a commercial value.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Museu de Ciencies Naturals de Barcelona
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, Catalan
- ISSN
- 1698-0476
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica
How long does peer review take at Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica open access, and what is the APC?
Arxius de Miscellania Zoologica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .