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eISSN: 1875-9866pISSN: 1383-4517
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Aims and Scope of Contributions to Zoology
Contributions to Zoology (formerly known as Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde) is a scientific journal that started in 1848 as a publication of the Committee in charge of the library of the Dutch Royal Zoological Society "Natura Artis Magistra" and became integrated in the library of the University of Amsterdam in 1939. Since 2019 the journal is published by Brill publishers, Leiden. The journal has been freely available online since 1997. The current editor-in-chief is Ronald Vonk from Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden. Less
Key Metrics
CiteScore 
3.9
Impact Factor
< 5
SJR
Q2Animal Science and Zoology
SNIP
1.08
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Contributions to Zoology Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | BRILL |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Article Processing Charges | EUR 2150 |
| Publication Time | 13 |
| Editorial Review Process | Double anonymous peer review |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 1995 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
| Publication Details | |
| Editorial Review Detail | |
| Information for authors | |
| Author instructions | Visit website |
| Copyright Details | Visit website |
| Deposit Policy | Publisher site |
| License type | CC BY |
| OA statement | Visit website |
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