Current Zoology

Aims & Scope

About the Journal Current Zoology (formerly Acta Zoologica Sinica, founded in 1935) is an open access, bimonthly, peer-reviewed international journal of zoology.

It publishes review articles and research papers in the fields of ecology, evolution and behaviour.

Current Zoology is sponsored by Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with the China Zoological Society.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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 BPP program for species tree estimation and species delimitation

  Citation: 629

  Authors: Ziheng

• Interaction between animal personality and animal cognition

  Citation: 231

  Authors: Claudio, Charles

• Covariation between personalities and individual differences in coping with stress: Converging evidence and hypotheses

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Claudio, Doretta, Tim W.

• Physiological effects of climate warming on flowering plants and insect pollinators and potential consequences for their interactions

  Citation: 215

  Authors: Victoria L., Nicole E.

• Using the BirdTree.org website to obtain robust phylogenies for avian comparative studies: A primer

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Diego, András, László Z., Anders P., Nicola

• Invasion of the raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides in Europe: History of colonization, features behind its success, and threats to native fauna

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Kaarina, Rafal

• Forecasting the impacts of chemical pollution and climate change interactions on the health of wildlife

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Pamela D., Sean C.

• What makes a cry a cry? A review of infant distress vocalizations

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Susan, Megan T., Radim, Lisa J., Cora A.

• Telomeres: Linking stress and survival, ecology and evolution

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Mark F., Nicole M.

• Short- and long-term effects of developmental corticosterone exposure on avian physiology, behavioral phenotype, cognition, and fitness: A review

  Citation: 152

  Authors: Stephan J., Michelle A., Rebecca S.