Journal profile · Medicine-General Medicine
ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN 2095-8137 · Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · PEOPLES R CHINA
ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH: CAS Zone 1 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.53; fully open access; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 154 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH is published by Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Genetic diversity and population structure and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, together about 23.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1980, Zoological Research (ZR) is a bimonthly publication produced by Kunming Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the China Zoological Society. It publishes peer-reviewed original research article/review/report/note/letter to the editor/editorial in English on Primates and Animal Models, Conservation and Utilization of Animal Resources, and Animal Diversity and Evolution.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-General Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science9.4%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.3%
- Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science6%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology5.1%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology4.3%
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
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
- 5.53LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 387OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 114LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 981 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 113 | 42 |
| 2025 | 154 | 154 | 236 |
| 2024 | 104 | 104 | 1,014 |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | 1,683 |
| 2022 | 141 | 141 | 2,068 |
| 2021 | 111 | 111 | 2,089 |
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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
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 accessOpenAlex
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
Just Accepted articles are peer-reviewed, citable by DOI upon acceptance, and undergo language editing, typesetting, and proofreading before final publication. Model summary
Accepted articles have already been peer-reviewed and will undergo language editing, typesetting, and proofreading before being published in final form. Upon acceptance, however, articles are citable by their Digital Object Identifier (DOI).
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
- Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2095-8137
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH
What CAS zone is ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH 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 ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.53; CiteScore 8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH open access, and what is the APC?
ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH 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: .