''Zoologica Scripta'' is a bimonthly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
on systematic
zoology
Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...
, published by
Wiley-Blackwell
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on behalf of the
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
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History
The Royal Frederick Unive ...
and the
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ( sv, Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien) is one of the Swedish Royal Academies, royal academies of Sweden. Founded on 2 June 1739, it is an independent, non-governmental scientific organization that takes special ...
. It was established in 1972. The current chief editor is Per Sundberg.
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 3.140, ranking it 12th out of 174 journals in the category "Zoology".
See also
* ''
Arkiv för Zoologi''
References
External links
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Zoology journals
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Publications established in 1972
Bimonthly journals
Wiley-Blackwell academic journals
Academic journals associated with learned and professional societies
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