Canadian Journal of Zoology

Aims & Scope

The Canadian Journal of Zoology is a monthly journal reporting on primary research contributed by respected international scientists in the broad field of zoology, including behaviour, biochemistry and physiology, developmental biology, ecology, genetics, morphology and ultrastructure, parasitology and pathology, and systematics and evolution.

The journal also invites experts to submit review articles on topics of current interest.

The journal also accepts manuscripts written by (with or for) Indigenous Traditional Knowledge keepers to ensure the protection of Traditional Knowledge with/for/by Indigenous Peoples.

As usual, not all manuscripts will automatically be published and will undergo the normal peer-review process.

Submitted manuscripts examining Indigenous knowledge will have to demonstrate that the research was ethically conducted with respect of Indigenous Peoples.

The submissions will have to follow these principles: (i) research has received appropriate Indigenous Research Ethics approval, (ii) true and informed consent was a priori sought before the start of the research, (iii) data were returned to the People where they belong for the protection and preservation of their Indigenous knowledge, and (iv) Indigenous Peoples have approved the submission of the manuscript.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11029

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	423

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.527

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	118

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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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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.

• Behavioral decisions made under the risk of predation: a review and prospectus

  Citation: 6030

  Authors: Steven L., Lawrence M.

• Preservation of avian blood and tissue samples for DNA analyses

  Citation: 1300

  Authors: Gilles, Bradley N., Peter T.

• Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen in the study of avian and mammalian trophic ecology

  Citation: 990

  Authors: Jeffrey F

• Best practices for use of stable isotope mixing models in food-web studies

  Citation: 981

  Authors: Donald L., Richard, Stuart, Andrew L., Jonathan W., Andrew C., Brice X., Eric J.

• Wolves, elk, and bison: reestablishing the "landscape of fear" in Yellowstone National Park, U.S.A.

  Citation: 816

  Authors: John W, Lucina, Kelly B

• Chemical ecology of predator–prey interactions in aquatic ecosystems: a review and prospectusThe present review is one in the special series of reviews on animal–plant interactions.

  Citation: 776

  Authors: Maud C.O., Brian D., Douglas P.

• The critical thermal maximum: history and critique

  Citation: 748

  Authors: William I., Victor H.

• Food supplementation experiments with terrestrial vertebrates: patterns, problems, and the future

  Citation: 613

  Authors: Stan

• Profitable stream positions for salmonids: relating specific growth rate to net energy gain

  Citation: 598

  Authors: Kurt D.

• The structural relationship: regression in biology

  Citation: 426

  Authors: B. H.

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