Zoological Science

Aims & Scope

Zoological Science is published by the Zoological Society of Japan and devoted to publication of original articles, reviews and editorials that cover the broad field of zoology.

The journal was founded in 1984 as a result of the consolidation of Zoological Magazine (1888–1983) and Annotationes Zoologicae Japonenses (1897–1983), the former official journals of the Zoological Society of Japan.

Each annual volume consists of six regular issues, one every two months.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.351

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	67

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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
• Medline

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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.

• Structure of the Planarian Central Nervous System (CNS) Revealed by Neuronal Cell Markers

  Citation: 246

  Authors: Kiyokazu, Yukihiro, Kentaro, Chiyoko, Yoshihiko, Kenji

• Molecular Architecture of the Sperm Flagella: Molecules for Motility and Signaling

  Citation: 228

  Authors: Kazuo

• Resetting Mechanism of Central and Peripheral Circadian Clocks in Mammals

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Tsuyoshi, Yoshitaka

• Time Scale for Cyclostome Evolution Inferred with a Phylogenetic Diagnosis of Hagfish and Lamprey cDNA Sequences

  Citation: 188

  Authors: Shigehiro, Shigeru

• An Integrated Database of the Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis: Towards Functional Genomics

  Citation: 176

  Authors: Yutaka, Takeshi, Eiichi, Akie, Nori

• The Carbonic Anhydrase Domain Protein Nacrein is Expressed in the Epithelial Cells of the Mantle and Acts as a Negative Regulator in Calcification in the Mollusc Pinctada fucata

  Citation: 170

  Authors: Hiroshi, Fumiko, Jun

• Differentiated Response to Sugars among Labellar Chemosensilla in Drosophila

  Citation: 157

  Authors: Makoto, Frédéric, Teiichi

• Molecular Characterization of a cDNA Encoding Vitellogenin and Its Expression in the Hepatopancreas and Ovary during Vitellogenesis in the Kuruma Prawn, Penaeus japonicus

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Naoaki, Ichiro, Tsuyoshi, Safiah, Wei-Jun, Marcy N., Katsumi

• Spider Silk Proteins – Mechanical Property and Gene Sequence

  Citation: 151

  Authors: Anna, Helena, Stefan, Armando, Erica, David P., Fritz, Wilhelm

• Diverse Adaptability in Oryzias Species to High Environmental Salinity

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Koji, Yoshio

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