Journal profile · Zoology
North-Western Journal of Zoology
ISSN 1584-9074 · eISSN 1843-5629 · Editura Universitati din Oradea · ROMANIA · Annual · Founded 2005
North-Western Journal of Zoology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.71; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 25 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
North-Western Journal of Zoology is published by Editura Universitati din Oradea 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 Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Plant and animal studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The North-Western Journal of Zoology (North-West.J.Zool.) is the official zoology and animal ecology journal of the Herpetological Club of Oradea (HCO), Romania. It was founded in 2005 by a group of young researchers (PhD and PhD candidates) that recognize the necessity to create a new peer reviewed scientific journal in Romania. They also recognized the need of giving possibility for researchers to publish their research quickly, and in visible way. Since its formation, North-West.J.Zool. make the papers published available online without fee. North-West.J.Zool. is currently published two times every year (in June and December) but the editors are working in the possibility for increasing the number of issues to three per year. This will moreover depend on the number of high quality manuscripts submitted. From 2007 the editors introduced the “online first”, to facilitate a more rapid apparition of the accepted manuscripts.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science22.8%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.8%
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
- 0.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 43 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Content moved to BioZooJournals portal Model summary
The content of the NwJZ's web page was moved to the BioZooJournals portal
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
- Editura Universitati din Oradea
- Country or region
- ROMANIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Annual
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1584-9074
- Electronic ISSN
- 1843-5629
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about North-Western Journal of Zoology
What CAS zone is North-Western Journal of Zoology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, North-Western 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 North-Western Journal of Zoology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.71; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at North-Western Journal of Zoology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index North-Western Journal of Zoology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, North-Western Journal of Zoology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is North-Western Journal of Zoology open access, and what is the APC?
North-Western Journal of Zoology is a fully open-access 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: .