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Academic Journal

Q2

BMC Zoology

BioMed Central Ltd

United KingdomAnimal Science and Zoology (Q2)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q2Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
20H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.451SJR (2025)
2016-2026Coverage

About BMC Zoology

BMC Zoology is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.451 and H-index of 20.

Coverage: 2016-2026. Research categories: Animal Science and Zoology (Q2).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-17. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 1790 EUR; 1990 USD; 1340 GBP
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightNo
Digital preservationCLOCKSS
Reported submission-to-publication time24 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2016 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2056-3132
ISSN-L2056-3132
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationBioMed Central
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex282
Citations recorded in OpenAlex2,674
OpenAlex H-index24
Years represented in OpenAlex2016–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Animal Behavior and Reproduction; Avian ecology and behavior; Primate Behavior and Ecology; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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