Acta Zoologica Bulgarica

Aims & Scope

Acta Zoologica Bulgarica publishes original research articles, reviews and short communications in systematics and phylogenetics, zoogeography and faunistics, terrestrial ecology and behaviour, aquatic ecology, parasitology, palaeozoology, zoomorphology and developmental biology, conservation biology, applied zoology and other branches of zoology dealing with diversity, ecology and evolution of animals.

The geographical scope of the journal is worldwide but a priority is given to the Bulgarian and Balkan fauna as well as the fauna of associated regions (e.g.

Black Sea, Danubian Basin, Southeast Europe).

Descriptions of new zoological methods, short reviews or annotations of zoological books and information about scientific events (past or forthcoming) are also accepted.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.226

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Dipterans (Insecta: Diptera) of the Stara Planina Mountains, Bulgaria

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Zdravko

• The Clausiliidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) of the Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Miklos, Ivailo, Quang, Chi, Van

• The Genus Branchiobdella Odier, 1823 (Annelida: Branchiobdellida) in Lithuania, with an Overview and an Identification Key to the Species in the Baltic Countries

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Mitko, Gintautas, GiedrÄ—, Biljana, Boyan

• Importance of Agricultural Areas for the Distribution of Protected Amphibian Species in Bulgaria

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Simeon, Georgi, Blagovesta, Borislav

• New Records and an Updated Checklist of the Family Lonchaeidae (Diptera) from Bulgaria

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Iain, Miroslav, Štěpán

• A Further New Steppe Ground Beetle Species for the Bulgarian Fauna: Amara (Parapercosia) taurica (Motschulsky, 1845) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Аppeared in the Karst Refugium of the Chepan Planina Mountain

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Teodora

• Avian Diversity Monitoring in Mountain Beech Forests using Acoustic Indices: a Case Study in the Belasitsa Nature Park, Bulgaria

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Kristina, Tzvetan, Boris

• Parasite Fauna of Chub Squalius cephalus (L., 1758) (Actinopterygii: Leuciscidae) from a Stream System in Kocaeli Province, Türkiye

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Sevilay, Ahmed

• Antipredator Behavioural Responses of Tadpoles of the Indian Painted Frog Uperodon taprobanicus (Parker, 1934) (Microhylidae) to Kairomones from the Predatory Tadpoles of the Indian Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus (Daudin, 1803) (Dicroglossidae)

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Santosh, Bhagyashri, Srinivas

• Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamark, 1819 (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) Shell Damage Caused by the Invasive Polydora websteri Hartman, 1943 (Polychaeta: Spionidae) in the Gulf of Odesa, Black Sea, Ukraine

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Svitlana, Olena, Aleksandr, Yuriy

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