JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

The Journal of Zoology publishes high-quality research papers that are original and are of broad interest. The Editors seek studies that are hypothesis-driven and interdisciplinary in nature. Papers on animal behaviour, ecology, physiology, anatomy, developmental biology, evolution, systematics, genetics and genomics will be considered; research that explores the interface between these disciplines is strongly encouraged. Studies dealing with geographically and/or taxonomically restricted topics should test general hypotheses, describe novel findings or have broad implications.The Journal of Zoology aims to maintain an effective but fair peer-review process that recognises research quality as a combination of the relevance, approach and execution of a research study.The journal also welcomes reviews and forum papers on current issues, particularly where topics of a complex or poorly understood field are synthesized. Prospective authors should submit a 300-word abstract, a list of up to 20 key references, and a cover letter (two pages maximum) outlining what will be discussed in the article. Proposals for reviews should be submitted to journalofzoology@zsl.org. The submission of completed review manuscripts without prior consultation with the Editor is discouraged.The Journal of Zoology is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics. Papers that report experimental work must comply with the standards laid down by British national or equivalent legislation and the research permit number must be stated in the acknowledgments section of your manuscript.

《动物学杂志》发表高质量的原创研究论文，具有广泛的兴趣。编辑们寻求的研究本质上是假设驱动和跨学科的。将审议关于动物行为、生态学、生理学、解剖学、发育生物学、进化论、系统学、遗传学和基因组学的论文;强烈鼓励探索这些学科之间联系的研究。研究地理和/或分类上受限制的主题应该测试一般假设，描述新的发现或具有广泛的含义。《动物学杂志》的目标是保持一个有效而公平的同行评审过程，将研究质量视为相关性、方法和研究执行的结合。《日刊》还欢迎对当前问题的评论和论坛论文，特别是在综合了复杂或不甚了解的领域的主题的情况下。潜在的作者应该提交一份300字的摘要，一份包含20个关键参考文献的列表，以及一封概述文章内容的求职信(最多两页)。评审建议应提交至journalofzoology@zsl.org。不鼓励在未事先与编辑协商的情况下提交完整的评论稿。《动物学杂志》是出版伦理委员会的成员之一，并同意该委员会的原则。报告实验工作的论文必须符合英国国家或同等法律规定的标准，研究许可号必须在论文的致谢部分注明。