Journal profile · Zoology
Zoosystema
ISSN 1280-9551 · eISSN 1638-9387 · Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle · FRANCE · Quarterly · Founded 1997
Zoosystema: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.29; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zoosystema is published by Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 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 Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Crustacean biology and ecology and Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, together about 28.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zoosystema is a fast-track and peer-reviewed journal, devoted to the inventory, analysis and interpretation of animal biodiversity. It publishes, in French or English, original results of zoological research, particularly in systematics and related fields: comparative, functional and evolutionary morphology, phylogeny, biogeography, taxonomy and nomenclature, etc. All articles published in Zoosystema are compliant with the different nomenclatural codes. A copyright assignment will be signed by the authors before publication.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences13.1%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomyEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
- Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science4%
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 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
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
- 1.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 171OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 701 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 6 |
| 2025 | 34 | 30 | 26 |
| 2024 | 34 | 30 | 60 |
| 2023 | 25 | 24 | 121 |
| 2022 | 22 | 21 | 62 |
| 2021 | 32 | 29 | 159 |
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)
- over 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1280-9551
- Electronic ISSN
- 1638-9387
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zoosystema
What CAS zone is Zoosystema in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Zoosystema 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 Zoosystema?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.29; CiteScore 2, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Zoosystema?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 Zoosystema?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zoosystema is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Zoosystema open access, and what is the APC?
Zoosystema 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: .