Zoological Letters
Last updated ISSN 2056-306X
Zoological Letters is published by BioMed Central in biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. It is open access. The article processing charge is $2,090.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Zoological Letters concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
Key facts
| Publisher | BioMed Central |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 2056-306X |
| Subject area | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $2,090 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 270 |
| Publishing since | 1990 |
| Journal website | link.springer.com/journal/40851 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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