Turkish Journal of Zoology

Aims & Scope

The Turkish Journal of Zoology is published electronically 6 times a year by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). -Accepts English-language manuscripts in various fields of zoology including systematics, developmental biology, behaviour biology, animal models, molecular biology and molecular phylogeny, genomics, physiology (cell communication and signaling systems), biochemistry and immunohistochemistry, applied parasitology and pathology, nanobiotechnology, ecology, evolution, and paleontology of animal taxa. -Contribution is open to researchers of all nationalities. -Short communications are also welcome, such as reports of a preliminary nature or those including new records from specific localities or regions, and the editor reserves the right to decide that a paper be treated as a short communication. -The papers that deal with purely checklists, new host and non-regional new locality records will not be consider for publication. -Letters to the editor reflect the opinions of other researchers on the articles published in the journal.

The editor may also invite review articles concerning recent developments in particular areas of interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.7
2024	1.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.394

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	36

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13938

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	231

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
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• 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.

• An updated checklist of the marine fishes of Turkey

  Citation: 161

  Authors: Murat, Murat, Bülent, Erdoğan

• Effects of dietary selenium nanoparticles on physiological andbiochemical aspects of juvenile Tor putitora

  Citation: 112

  Authors: Kifayat Ullah, Amina, Samina, João Batista Kochenborger, Zeenat, Huda

• Current status, distribution, and conservation of brown bear (Ursidae) andwild canids (gray wolf, golden jackal, and red fox; Canidae) in Turkey

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Hüseyin, Alper, Anıl

• Marine molluscs of the Turkish coasts: an updated checklist

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Bilal, Alper, Banu, Alp

• The use of BMWP and ASPT indices for evaluation of water quality according to macroinvertebrates in DeÄŸirmendere Stream (Isparta, Turkey)

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Melek, Hasan, Büşra, Seda

• Basic laboratory and field manual for conducting research with the entomopathogenic nematodes, Steinernema and Heterorhabditis, and their bacterial symbionts

  Citation: 48

  Authors: SELÇUK, HARRY, MUSTAPHA, HARUN, DAVID SHAPIRO

• The marine arthropods of Turkey

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Ahmet Kerem, Tuncer, Halim Vedat, Tahir, Murat, Abdullah Suat, Cengiz, Fevzi

• Checklist of Annelida from the coasts of Turkey

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Melih Ertan, Ertan, Güley

• Distribution of extracellular enzyme-producing bacteria in the digestive tracts of 4 brackish water fish species

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Paramita, Sudipta, Argha, Sanjib Kumar, Koushik

• Reproductive cycle of the traditionally exploited sea cucumber Holothuria tubulosa (Holothuroidea: Aspidochirotida) in Pagasitikos Gulf, western Aegean Sea, Greece

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Georgios, Alexios, Dimitris

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