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Pakistan Journal of Zoology

Abbreviation (ISO):PAK J ZOOL
Country: Pakistan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.191•SCImago Rank: #22,535•Identifier (ISSN):0030-9923(Print)•Articles / Year: 326•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,455 USD
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
18

18 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate20%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
326articles/year
97.88% Gold OA•96.12% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20251.00đ
WoS Q4
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.687)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.831)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.79)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.547)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Pakistan Journal of Zoology (Pakistan J. Zool.) publishes original articles in English on all aspects of animal life. Generally these articles will be in, or related to one of the following subject areas: Physiology, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Bioinformatics, Toxicology, Forensic Science, Developmental Biology, Entomology, Parasitology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Pathology, Palaeontology. Taxonomy, Environmental Biology, Wildlife, Fisheries, Vertebrate and Invertebrate Morphology. Additionally, the journal considers research on health and clinical studies. Short communications are regularly considered, however, uninvited review articles, first records/reports of known species, case reports/studies and survey reports are not published in Pakistan Journal of Zoology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology98.4%Medicine60.3%Ecology54.2%Chemistry49.6%Genetics45%Biochemistry37.7%Botany34.4%Geology33.1%Zoology30.1%Paleontology28.9%Internal medicine28.2%Geography23.4%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #22,535Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1975, 1979-1982, 1994-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.191

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
38

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.51

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,455 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations701
3-Year Documents1,201
Citable Documents1,201

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ZOOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
University of Punjab (new Campus)
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1969
Editorial Address
ZOOLOGICAL SOC PAKISTAN, UNIV PUNJAB, NEW CAMPUS, C/O DEPT ZOOLOGY, LAHORE, PAKISTAN
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1154
2025—20741
20240.5321207
20230.6402415
20220.687488812
20210.831339949
2020—4811,670
20190.793832,140
20180.5473482,345
2017—2982,299
2016—1531,113
2015—2341,526
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Pakistan Journal of Zoology

WoS Q1
00112018201920212022202320240.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2024:0.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 20%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30