Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Aims & Scope

The Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society publishes papers on systematic and evolutionary zoology and comparative, functional and other studies where relevant to these areas.

Studies of extinct as well as living animals are included.

Reviews are also published; these may be invited by the Editorial Board, but uninvited reviews may also be considered.

The Zoological Journal also has a wide circulation amongst zoologists and although narrowly specialized papers are not excluded, potential authors should bear that readership in mind.

The Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society is published online-only.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.8
2024	3.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.007

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	99

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	4783

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1402

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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.

• Tongues, tentacles and trunks: the biomechanics of movement in muscular-hydrostats

  Citation: 736

  Authors: WILLIAM M., KATHLEEN K.

• Towards a phylogeny of gastropod molluscs: an analysis using morphological characters

  Citation: 460

  Authors: WINSTON F., DAVID R.

• Sauropod dinosaur phylogeny: critique and cladistic analysis

  Citation: 432

  Authors: JEFFREY A.

• Interrelationships of the ostariophysan fishes (Teleostei)

  Citation: 430

  Authors: SARA V., WILLIAM L.

• Higher-order phylogeny of modern birds (Theropoda, Aves: Neornithes) based on comparative anatomy. II. Analysis and discussion

  Citation: 423

  Authors: BRADLEY C., RICHARD L.

• The phylogenetic relationships of sauropod dinosaurs

  Citation: 322

  Authors: PAUL

• A reevaluation of early amniote phylogeny

  Citation: 313

  Authors: MICHEL, ROBERT R.

• Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia)

  Citation: 286

  Authors: ANN F., HIRONOBU, NATHAN D., NANCY

• Classification and phylogeny of the diapsid reptiles

  Citation: 272

  Authors: MICHAEL J.

• The taxonomic impediment: a shortage of taxonomists, not the lack of technical approaches

  Citation: 268

  Authors: Michael S, Luis M P, Gimo M, Pablo M, Ivan, Milen, Roberto E, Mark T, Alain, Ishan, Pablo, Mabel, Nadir, Franco, Katyuscia, John S, Délio, Diego, Suzana A, Phillip, Diego A, Leila, Flávio A, Wolfgang, Art, Carlos R F, Stephen D, Seth M, Alan, Stylianos, Maarten J M, Jorge V, Guillermo, Luis M, Steven R, Carlos Alberto S, Thierry, Sara, Julián, Harith, Adam W, Spartaco, Francisco M P, Victor H, Eli, Ismael A, Ivan, Jianping, Sih, Adriano B, Paulo H F, John D, Valéry, Mariana P, John W M, Ryan C, Luis F, Silvio S, Kanto, Annemarie, Victor G D, Hidetoshi, Jorge, Diogo, Olivier S G, Martín O, Lueji B, Paulo D P, Lorenzo, Jakub, Claus, Mark-Oliver, Miguel Trefaut, Sara M, Hearty, Íris, Alba, Mohamed A, Bruna S, Mónica M, Ana C A, Pavel, Pablo, Jean-François, Carmen Van-Dúnem, Karthikeyan, Cor J, Gernot, Philipp, Torsten, Jessica L, Sonja, Chifundera Kusamba

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