ZooKeys

Aims & Scope

ZooKeys is a peer-reviewed, open-access, rapidly disseminated journal launched to accelerate research and free information exchange in taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography and evolution of animals.

ZooKeys aims to apply the latest trends and methodologies in publishing and preservation of digital materials to meet the highest possible standards of the cybertaxonomy era.

ZooKeys publishes papers in systematic zoology containing taxonomic/faunistic data on any taxon of any geological age from any part of the world with no limit to manuscript size.

To respond to the current trends in linking biodiversity information and synthesizing the knowledge through technology advancements, ZooKeys also publishes papers across other taxon-based disciplines, such as ecology, molecular biology, genomics, evolutionary biology, paleontology, behavioural science, bioinformatics, etc.

ZooKeys will consider for publishing works on the following topics: -descriptions of new taxa, if they are accomplished with proper diagnoses, keys and/or revision of at least at species group level -taxonomic revisions of extant (or ''recent'') and fossil animal groups -checklists and catalogues -phylogenetic and evolutionary analyses -papers in descriptive and/or historical biogeography -methodology papers -data mining and literature surveys -monographs, conspecti, atlases -collections of papers, Festschrift volumes, conference proceedings

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 and Earth and Planetary 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
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

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

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 780.00 EUR. Learn more.

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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.

• Supporting Red List threat assessments with GeoCAT: geospatial conservation assessment tool

  Citation: 1385

  Authors: Steven, Justin, Andrew, Javier, Ben

• Family-Group Names In Coleoptera (Insecta)

  Citation: 764

  Authors: Patrice, Yves, Anthony, Miguel, John, Christopher, Alfred, Chris, Michael, Adam, Andrew

• Forty years of carabid beetle research in Europe – from taxonomy, biology, ecology and population studies to bioindication, habitat assessment and conservation

  Citation: 292

  Authors: D. Johan, Pietro, Achille, Emmanuelle, Wouter, Matti, Gabor, Dietrich, Jinze, Wilfried, Roberto, Pavel, Axel, Jose, Jan, Angela, Hans, Stephen, Rikjan, Tullia

• Useful model organisms, indicators, or both? Ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) reflecting environmental conditions

  Citation: 244

  Authors: Matti

• Mapping the expansion of coyotes (Canis latrans) across North and Central America

  Citation: 202

  Authors: James W., Roland

• Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico

  Citation: 200

  Authors: Donald, Christian

• Cretaceous Crocodyliforms from the Sahara

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Paul, Hans

• Island life in the Cretaceous - faunal composition, biogeography, evolution, and extinction of land-living vertebrates on the Late Cretaceous European archipelago

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Zoltan, Eric, Attila, Xabier, Stephen L.

• Micro-computed tomography: Introducing new dimensions to taxonomy

  Citation: 178

  Authors: Sarah, Aikaterini, Michail, Thanos, Christos

• Catalogue of Geadephaga (Coleoptera: Adephaga) of America, north of Mexico

  Citation: 168

  Authors: Yves