Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

The Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research is a fully open-access journal published by Maximum Academic Press, founded in 1963 and renamed in 1994, covering systematic zoology and evolutionary biology, with a 2025 impact factor of 3.0（Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research）是由（Maximum Academic Press）出版的全开放获取期刊，1963 年创刊、1994 年更名，涵盖系统动物学与演化生物学，2025 年影响因子为 3.0。

Scope

• A peer-reviewed international forum for high-quality research in systematic zoology and evolutionary biology系统动物学与演化生物学高质量研究的国际化同行评审平台。
• It covers taxonomy, phylogenetics and phylogenomics, species delimitation and zoological nomenclature涵盖分类学、系统发育与系统基因组学、物种界定与动物命名。
• Studies of molecular evolution, population genetics and phylogeography are welcome欢迎分子演化、群体遗传学与谱系地理学的研究。
• Work on morphological and anatomical evolution, palaeontology and comparative biology is published刊载形态与解剖演化、古生物学与比较生物学的工作。
• Research may span vertebrates and invertebrates, and integrative or computational approaches are encouraged研究对象兼及脊椎动物与无脊椎动物，鼓励整合性与计算方法。

History

• The journal was founded in 1963 as the Zeitschrift für zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung and took its current English title in 1994该刊 1963 年以（Zeitschrift für zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung）之名创办，1994 年改用现英文刊名。
• For many years it was published by Blackwell and then, as a fully open-access journal, by Wiley and Hindawi from 2022该刊长期由（Blackwell）出版，2022 年起作为全开放获取期刊由（Wiley）与（Hindawi）出版。
• On 30 March 2026 the title transferred to Maximum Academic Press, which publishes it without subscription barriers2026 年 3 月 30 日该刊转由（Maximum Academic Press）出版，不再设置订阅门槛。
• Articles appear under a CC BY licence with an article processing charge, and the 2025 impact factor is 3.0文章以（CC BY）许可发布并收取文章处理费，2025 年影响因子为 3.0。

Editors

• The editor-in-chief is Yongjie Wu of Sichuan University in China现任主编为中国（Sichuan University）的 Yongjie Wu。
• The editorial board is international, drawing members from Asia, Europe and the Americas编委会为国际化构成，成员来自亚洲、欧洲与美洲。
• Manuscripts are peer reviewed, and the previous editorship was led by Elisabeth Haring of the Natural History Museum Vienna稿件实行同行评审，此前的编辑工作由（Natural History Museum Vienna）的 Elisabeth Haring 领衔。
• Book reviews are handled by a dedicated book review editor, and submissions are accepted on a rolling basis书评由专职书评编辑负责，稿件全年随时受理。