New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Aims & Scope

The diversity of the fauna of the southern continents and oceans is of worldwide interest to researchers in universities, museums, and other centres.

The New Zealand Journal of Zoology plays an important role in disseminating information on field-based, experimental, and theoretical research on the zoology of the region.

The New Zealand Journal of Zoology publishes original research papers, review papers, short communications, whakaaro | perspectives, forum articles and book reviews.

We welcome submissions in all fields of zoological science concerning New Zealand, the Pacific Basin and Antarctica.

Particular strengths include conservation biology, insect taxonomy and pest control, but the journal’s subject matter also includes ecology, physiology, pathology, behaviour, genetics, and taxonomy.

Prospective contributors should consult recent issues of the journal and see whether a planned submission is appropriate.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.287

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

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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.

• Area codes for recording specimen localities in the New Zealand subregion

  Citation: 197

  Authors: T. K., J. S., J. C.

• From small Maria to massive Campbell: Forty years of rat eradications from New Zealand islands

  Citation: 192

  Authors: David R., Keith G.

• Comparative biology of<i>Portia africana, P. albimana, P. fimbriata, P. labiata</i>, and<i>P. shultzi</i>, araneophagic, web-building jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae): Utilisation of webs, predatory versatility, and intraspecific interactions

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Robert R., Susan E. A.

• A working list of breeding bird species of the New Zealand region at first human contact

  Citation: 175

  Authors: Richard N., Trevor H., Alan J. D.

• Recording specimen localities in New Zealand: An arbitrary system of areas and codes defined

  Citation: 173

  Authors: T. K., J. S., J. C.

• The American mink: The triumph and tragedy of adaptation out of context

  Citation: 129

  Authors: David W., Lauren A.

• Wing loadings, wing shapes, and flight capabilities of procellariiformes

  Citation: 125

  Authors: John

• Management of introduced mammals in New Zealand

  Citation: 124

  Authors: John, Elaine

• A revised subfamily classification of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera)

  Citation: 123

  Authors: J. C.

• Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in the New Zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation

  Citation: 122

  Authors: D. R., Charles H.

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