Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research


Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research is a quarterly, peer reviewed, scientific journal, published by Wiley-Blackwell. It was originally established in 1963, then reestablished in 1994 by John Wiley & Sons. The Editor in Chief is Dr. Wilfried Westheide. According to Journal Citation Reports, the 2016 impact factor for this journal is 2.444.

Scope

The focus of Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research is the systematic study of animal sciences, connected with evolutionary research. Its function is both as a forum and a survey for the range of evolutionary research studies and related fields, which is published in English, German or French. A component of the focus is integrating original research results from anatomy, morphology, physiology, ethology, general genetics, population genetics, developmental biology, and molecular biology. Besides original research articles, this journal also publishes review articles, short communications, and letters to the editors. As a forum for discourse and the exchange of science, authors are encouraged to send in criticisms of previously published articles.

Historical background

From March 1963 to June 1994 this journal was published as Zeitschrift für zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung, published by Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany.

Abstracting and indexing

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research is indexed in the following databases: