SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #9,030CAS 3区Hybrid

Zookeys

Abbreviation (ISO):ZOOKEYS
Country: Bulgaria•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.649•SCImago Rank: #9,030•Identifier (ISSN):1313-2989(Print)/1313-2970(Online)•Articles / Year: 429•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,070 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.5
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
35

35 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate15.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
429articles/year
99.53% Gold OA•95.2% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 1.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.492)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.546)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.137)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.143)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.079)
🔵 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

ZooKeys is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online and print, rapidly produced journal launched to support free exchange of ideas and information in systematic zoology, phylogeny and biogeography. All papers can be freely copied, downloaded, printed and distributed at no charge. Authors and readers are thus encouraged to post the pdf files of published papers on homepages or elsewhere to expedite distribution. There is no charge for color.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyEcologyZoology & Animal SciencePlant SciencesGeographyGeologyPaleontologyComputer ScienceHistoryArchaeologyGeneticsOperating SystemsChemistryMedicineBiochemistry
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,030Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2009-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEarth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.649

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
73

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.59

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,070 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,138
3-Year Documents1,362
Citable Documents1,347

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Animal Science and ZoologyQ1
Insect ScienceQ1
PaleontologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Irregular
Founding Year
2008
Editorial Address
PENSOFT PUBLISHERS, GEO MILEV STR 13A, SOFIA, BULGARIA, 1111
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ZOOLOGY
JCRSCIE
65/183Q2
ZOOLOGY
JCISCIE
56/183Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—31376
20251.3604464
20241.34581,073
20231.34821,847
20221.4925062,360
20211.5464883,112
20201.1376235,157
20191.1435665,000
20181.0796176,034
2017—4925,129
2016—5846,448
2015—5056,863
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Zookeys

WoS Q2
0112201820192020202120222023202420251.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 15.4%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 49d357ae-11db-45ab-a036-4fda7de487be
Database Updated: 2026-09-28