African Zoology

African Zoology  
Former names
 Zoologica Africana, South African Journal of Zoology
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
 Afr. Zool.
Discipline Zoology
Language English
Edited by C.A. Simon
Publication details
Publisher
Zoological Society of Southern Africa (South Africa)
Publication history
 1965–present
Frequency Biannually
0.746
Indexing
ISSN 1562-7020
LCCN 00227123
OCLC no. 44395820
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African Zoology is a biannual peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers any aspect of zoology relevant to Africa and its surrounding oceans, seas, and islands. It is published by the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. It publishes topical reviews, full-length papers, short communications, and book reviews.

History

The journal was established by the Zoological Society of Southern Africa in 1965 as Zoologica Africana, which was renamed to South African Journal of Zoology in 1979, when the South African Bureau of Publications became its publisher. In 2000, the journal returned to the society and obtained its current name.

Abstracting and indexing

African Zoology is abstracted and indexed in Biological Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, Current Advances in Biology, GeoAbstracts, Science Citation Index, and The Zoological Record. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2009 impact factor of 0.746, ranking it 91st among 129 journals in the category "Zoology".[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Web of Science". 2011. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-14.

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