Journal profile · ZOOLOGY
Integrative Zoology
ISSN 1749-4877 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly · Founded 2006
Integrative Zoology: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.64; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,760; median 144 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 161 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Integrative Zoology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 31% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official journal of the International Society of Zoological Sciences focuses on zoology as an integrative discipline encompassing all aspects of animal life. It presents a broader perspective of many levels of zoological inquiry, both spatial and temporal, and encourages cooperation between zoology and other disciplines including, but not limited to, physics, computer science, social science, ethics, teaching, paleontology, molecular biology, physiology, behavior, ecology and the built environment. It also looks at the animal-human interaction through exploring animal-plant interactions, microbe/pathogen effects and global changes on the environment and human society. Integrative topics of greatest interest to INZ, focusing on research in animal sciences, include: (1) Global change including climate and land-use change (2) Biodiversity & Biogeography, including broad paleontological and long-term change and phylogenetic and phylogeographical studies (3) Conservation & Endangered species (4) Animal behavior & Neurobiology (5) Animal-plant interactions & coevolution (6) Infectious diseases & Parasitology & One Health (7) Physiological ecology and adaptation, including systems-level studies and gut microbiomes (8) Cutting-edge zoological techniques; widely applicable data-analytical (Artificial Intelligence) or empirical techniques in zoology Keywords Zoology, Integrative Zoology, ISZS, animal life, biodiversity, global change Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic Search (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Research & Development (EBSCO Publishing) AgBiotech News & Information (CABI) Animal Science Database (CABI) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Environmental Impact (CABI) Global Health (CABI) Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Parasitology Database (CABI) Protozoological Abstracts (CABI) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) Wildlife & Ecology Studies Worldwide (EBSCO Publishing) Zoological Record (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ZOOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Zhibin ZHANGPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 28 in mainland China (about 43%); most named Mainland China 28, United States 8, Germany 3, Spain 3, Australia 3 (65 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science13.7%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 3.64LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 674OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 128LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 149Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 204,999Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,655 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160 | 136 | 43 |
| 2025 | 161 | 121 | 239 |
| 2024 | 144 | 94 | 730 |
| 2023 | 104 | 67 | 832 |
| 2022 | 78 | 28 | 906 |
| 2021 | 120 | 37 | 1,902 |
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 Crossref · to
144 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 183 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 61 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 202 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (334 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,760 / EUR 3,140 / GBP 2,520 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Except where otherwise stated, ma…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s Authorship policy in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on author listing eligibility.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
Authors will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. For details on what to include in this section, see the ‘Conflict of Interest’ section in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section below. Submitting authors should ensure they liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley'sTop 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
This journal accepts submissions previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1749-4877
- Society / sponsor
- International Society of Zoological Sciences
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Integrative Zoology
What CAS zone is Integrative Zoology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Integrative Zoology is in Zone 1 of Biology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Zoology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Integrative Zoology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.64; CiteScore 7.9, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Integrative Zoology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 144 days (interquartile range 103–183 days); 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Integrative Zoology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; Graphical abstract: Required; 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 Integrative Zoology based?
Of the 65 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 28 (about 43%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (28), United States (8) and Germany (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Integrative Zoology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Integrative Zoology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Integrative Zoology open access, and what is the APC?
Integrative Zoology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,760.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .