Zoology in the Middle East

Aims & Scope

Zoology in the Middle East is a journal which publishes original papers and review papers on ecology, zoogeography, animal biology, biodiversity, faunistics, systematics and morphology of the Middle East.

It seeks to further the understanding of the Middle East as a zoogeographic unit and aims at improving the interchange of knowledge and ideas between specialists on different subjects and taxa.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.249

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

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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.

• Status of the fish fauna in the South Caspian Basin of Iran

  Citation: 128

  Authors: Bahram H., Asghar, Mehdi

• Population and nesting ecology of the Green Turtle,<i>Chelonia mydas</i>, and the Loggerhead Turtle,<i>Caretta caretta</i>, in northern Cyprus

  Citation: 85

  Authors: Annette C., Brendan J.

• Past and present human impacts on the biodiversity of Socotra Island (Yemen): implications for future conservation

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Kay Van, Lisa

• The natural areas and landscape of Iran: an overview

  Citation: 62

  Authors: B., Bahram H., H.

• Nesting of the Green Turtle,<i>Chelonia mydas</i>, in the Mediterranean: a review of status and conservation needs

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Max, Brendan J., Annette C.

• The Anatolian diagonal revisited: Testing the ecological basis of a biogeographic boundary

  Citation: 57

  Authors: Hakan

• Population status of the Persian Leopard (<i>Panthera pardus saxicolor</i>Pocock, 1927) in Iran

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Bahram H., Bijan F., Ramazan Ali, Mehran

• Embryological development of sea turtles (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>,<i>Caretta caretta</i>) in the Mediterranean

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Yakup, Roger

• Risk screening of non-native and translocated freshwater fish species in a Mediterranean-type shallow lake: Lake Marmara (West Anatolia)

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Ali Serhan, Hasan M., Ali, Irmak, Lorenzo

• New records and rare occurrences of fish species from the Mediterranean coast of Israel

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Daniel, Yaniv

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