Journal profile · Zoology
Zoologia
ISSN 1984-4670 · eISSN 1984-4689 · Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 2009
Zoologia: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.68; fully open access; APC about USD 250; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zoologia is published by Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 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 Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, Plant and animal studies and Amphibian and Reptile Biology, together about 23.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publicar contribuições originais de pesquisadores de todo o mundo nas diversas linhas de especialidade abrangidas pela zoologia: revisões convidadas, sistemática, evolução, taxonomia, nomenclatura, biogeografia, morfologia, fisiologia, biologia, ecologia, simbiose, conservação, comportamento, genética, zoologia aplicada e áreas correlatas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 450OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.56OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,155 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 35 |
| 2024 | 76 | 76 | 239 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 124 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 114 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 120 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 250 / BRL 800 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 250 / BRL 800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 250 / BRL 800 | Yes | — |
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
- Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1984-4670
- Electronic ISSN
- 1984-4689
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zoologia
What CAS zone is Zoologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Zoologia is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 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 Zoologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.68; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Zoologia?
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 Zoologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zoologia is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Zoologia open access, and what is the APC?
Zoologia is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 250.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .