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Zoological Letters

BioMed Central Ltd

United KingdomAnimal Science and Zoology (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q1Ranking
2.8Impact Factor (2025)
25H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.544SJR (2025)
2016-2026Coverage

About Zoological Letters

Zoological Letters is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.544 and H-index of 25.

Coverage: 2016-2026. Research categories: Animal Science and Zoology (Q1).

Verified field sources

  • Journal Impact Factor: 2.8 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
  • Editor(s): Shigeru Kuratani PhD (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.

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, CC0
Peer-review processAnonymous peer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 1490 GBP; 2190 USD; 1790 EUR
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightYes
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, LOCKSS, PMC
Reported submission-to-publication time10 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2015 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

Source: DOAJ journal record. Journal metadata is distributed by DOAJ under CC0. Confirm current fees, tax, eligibility and waiver terms with the publisher.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)2056-306X
ISSN-L2056-306X
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 OpenAlex273
Citations recorded in OpenAlex5,549
OpenAlex H-index39
Years represented in OpenAlex1990–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Marine Ecology and Invasive Species; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Animal Behavior and Reproduction; Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

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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