Journal profile · ZOOLOGY
Current Zoology
ISSN 1674-5507 · eISSN 2396-9814 · Oxford University Press · PEOPLES R CHINA
Current Zoology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.05; fully open access; APC about USD 1,300; median 173 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 116 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Zoology is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Plant and animal studies and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 36% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Zoology (formerly Acta Zoologica Sinica, founded in 1935) is an open access, bimonthly, peer-reviewed international journal of zoology. It publishes review articles and research papers in the fields of ecology, evolution and behaviour. Current Zoology is sponsored by Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with the China Zoological Society. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.1 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 2.3 Zoology (Rank by Impact Factor) 31/183 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 4.3 Animal Science And Zoology (Rank by CiteScore) 78/520 About metrics Abstracting and Indexing Services Current Zoology is covered by several major indexing/abstracting services, including: Animal Breeding Abstracts Animal Science Database Biological Abstracts BIOSIS Previews CAB Abstracts Current Contents® /Agriculture, Biology, and Environmental Sciences Environmental Impact Index Journal Citation Reports /Science Edition PubMed Science Citation Index® Scopus Veterinary Science Database Web of Science Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide Zoological Record Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Current Zoology are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, China Zoological Society, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, China Zoological Society, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ZOOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Fumin LEIPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 35 in mainland China (about 42%); most named Mainland China 35, United States 11, Italy 8, Spain 4, Canada 4 (83 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences19%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Epigenetics and DNA MethylationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 999OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,877 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 98 | 29 |
| 2025 | 116 | 116 | 196 |
| 2024 | 108 | 108 | 506 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 539 |
| 2022 | 136 | 136 | 1,435 |
| 2021 | 119 | 119 | 1,583 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
173 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 122 days – 249 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 7 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 191 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (151 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,300 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
Current Zoology is a fully open access journal. Click below to find information about licensing and publishing charges and options. Find out more
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1674-5507
- Electronic ISSN
- 2396-9814
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 72, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Zoology
What CAS zone is Current Zoology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Zoology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Zoology. 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 Current Zoology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.05; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Current Zoology?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 173 days (interquartile range 122–249 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Current Zoology based?
Of the 83 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 35 (about 42%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (35), United States (11) and Italy (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Current Zoology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Zoology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Current Zoology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Zoology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,300.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .