Journal profile · Zoology
Australian Journal of Zoology
ISSN 0004-959X · eISSN 1446-5698 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 6 issues per year · Founded 1953
Australian Journal of Zoology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.09; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 47%; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Zoology is published by CSIRO Publishing 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, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Australian Journal of Zoology is an international journal covering the evolutionary, molecular and comparative zoology of Australasian fauna.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief Christofer ClementePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science14%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.8%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
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 | 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
- 1.09LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,092OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,161 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 27 | 13 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 19 |
| 2024 | 22 | 21 | 61 |
| 2023 | 15 | 14 | 63 |
| 2022 | 26 | 22 | 123 |
| 2021 | 41 | 19 | 279 |
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)
- 47%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access articles
Hybrid publishing model with open access options Model summary
An overlooked and extremely localised refuge of vertebrate persistence in the vine forests of subtropical Australia Bidirectional migration routes of Chelonia mydas from the northern Great Barrier Reef Ethyl-iophenoxic acid as a serum biomarker for marsupial species in oral bait trials Causes and outcomes of short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) wildlife hospital admissions across south-ea…
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 1953
- ISSN
- 0004-959X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1446-5698
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Zoology
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Zoology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Zoology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Australian Journal of Zoology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.09; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 90.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Zoology?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “47%”. 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 Australian Journal of Zoology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Zoology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Australian Journal of Zoology open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Zoology is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .