Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Australian Zoologist
ISSN 0067-2238 · Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Australian Zoologist: subscription journal; 46 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Zoologist is published by Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies and Amphibian and Reptile Biology, together about 41.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science21.3%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife EducationEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science3.6%
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 | Q2 | 208/520 | 60th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 313OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,205 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 32 | 535 |
| 2025 | 46 | 8 | 699 |
| 2024 | 45 | 14 | 567 |
| 2023 | 44 | 21 | 692 |
| 2022 | 49 | 10 | 578 |
| 2021 | 47 | 6 | 868 |
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.
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
- Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
- ISSN
- 0067-2238
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Zoologist
Which databases index Australian Zoologist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Zoologist is indexed in Scopus.
Is Australian Zoologist open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Zoologist 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .