Journal profile · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Biology
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology
ISSN 2471-5646 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,000; median 183 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 119 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Physiological and biochemical adaptations, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 39.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Experimental Zoology – A publishes articles at the intersection of Development, Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution. Contributions that help to reveal how molecular, functional and ecological variation relate to one another are particularly welcome. The Journal publishes original research in the form of rapid communications or regular research articles, as well as perspectives and reviews on topics pertaining to the scope of the Journal. Acceptable articles are limited to studies on animals. How to cite: To make sure that references to this journal are correctly recorded and resolved (for example in CrossRef or ISI Web of Science), please use the following abbreviated title in any citations: "J Exp Zool Part A." Punctuation may vary according to the style of the citing journal. Abstracting and Indexing Information Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest) BIOBASE: Current Awareness in Biological Sciences (Elsevier) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) Biological Science Database (ProQuest) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service (ACS) Chemical Abstracts Service/SciFinder (ACS) Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Current Contents: Life Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Current Opinion in Cell Biology (Elsevier) Earth, Atmospheric & Aquatic Science Database (ProQuest) FISHLIT (NISC South Africa) Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition (Clarivate Analytics) Materials Science & Engineering Database (ProQuest) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) NATCHA: Natural & Cultural Heritage Africa (NISC South Africa) Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) PubMed Dietary Supplement Subset (NLM) Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SciTech Premium Collection (ProQuest) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Technology Collection (ProQuest) VINITI (All-Russian Institute of Science & Technological Information) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) Zoological Record (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology-Molecular Biology
Editor-in-chief Randy NelsonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 8%); most named United States 20, Mainland China 3, India 2, Canada 2, Brazil 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physiological and biochemical adaptationsEnvironmental Science13.6%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science12.9%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience3.9%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
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 ScienceMEDLINEPubMedCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 251OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.76%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 95Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 184,446Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,016 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 47 | 9 |
| 2025 | 119 | 55 | 148 |
| 2024 | 127 | 76 | 408 |
| 2023 | 110 | 63 | 439 |
| 2022 | 101 | 35 | 774 |
| 2021 | 115 | 30 | 1,133 |
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
183 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 121 days – 238 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 200 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (213 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 167 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 4,000 / GBP 2,700 / EUR 3,350 | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- commentComment: Opinion piece on recent advances in the field.Length not stated
- full-length research paperBesides the traditional Full-Length Research Paper which is normally reserved for a substantial and significant complete piece of researchLength not stated
- methodsMethods: Review and critique of methods used routinely with suggested advances.Length not stated
- perspectivePerspective: Paper that summarizes the state of the art of a field.Length not stated
- rapid communicationrds for these article types, though the Rapid Communication articles are significantly shorter (~2,500 words) than the Full-Length Research Papers and Review Ar…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- research paperter (~2,500 words) than the Full-Length Research Papers and Review Articles (~6,000 words). Word limit does not include bibliographic content or figumain text ≤ 6,000 words
- review articleReview Article: Publication that summarizes recent developments on a specific topic or provide an overview of the literature on a subject area. It highlights im…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
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 section ‘Conflict of Interest’ 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 ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing expected; data availability statement required. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Please review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. The Journal of Experimental Zoology expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to descri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
COPE member; uses iThenticate CrossCheck for plagiarism detection. Model summary
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 For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement
If the Open Access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If the Open Access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving Definitions and Policies
Note that the journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. Please click here for more detailed information about self-archiving definitions and policies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The journal requires that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Authors are asked to include the name of the trial register and the clinical trial registration number at the end of the abstract. If the trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectivel…
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2471-5646
- Print ISSN
- 2471-5638
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 345, Issue 8 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology
What CAS zone is Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 3 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 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 37.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 183 days (interquartile range 121–238 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40% (2025). 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 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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 Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (20), Mainland China (3) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .