Journal profile · Zoology
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL
ISSN 0044-5134 · Russian Academy of Sciences · RUSSIA · Monthly · Founded 1932
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.26; subscription journal; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 95 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL is published by Russian Academy of Sciences 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 38.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences12.8%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences12.7%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering12.7%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Environmental and Biological Research in Conflict ZonesEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.7%
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
- 0.26LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 109LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,587 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 95 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 101 | 90 | 35 |
| 2023 | 121 | 75 | 101 |
| 2022 | 81 | 0 | 50 |
| 2021 | 123 | 0 | 150 |
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)
- 3–8 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Country or region
- RUSSIA
- Language
- Russian
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1932
- ISSN
- 0044-5134
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL
What CAS zone is ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL 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 ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.26; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 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 ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
ZOOLOGICHESKY ZHURNAL is a subscription 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: .