ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA

Zoologica Scripta publishes papers in animal systematics and phylogeny, i.e. studies of evolutionary relationships among taxa, and the origin and evolution of biological diversity. Papers can also deal with ecological interactions and geographic distributions (phylogeography) if the results are placed in a wider phylogenetic/systematic/evolutionary context. Zoologica Scripta encourages papers on the development of methods for all aspects of phylogenetic inference and biological nomenclature/classification.Articles published in Zoologica Scripta must be original and present either theoretical or empirical studies of interest to a broad audience in systematics and phylogeny. Purely taxonomic papers, like species descriptions without being placed in a wider systematic/phylogenetic context, will not be considered. Letters to the editor can address controversial topics, or suggestions, of interest to systematists and evolutionary biologists in general. Letters may be presented either individually or as point/counterpoint discussions between authors with opposing views.Manuscripts may be returned upfront by the editors without review if considered to lack sufficient focus on the scope and publication profile as defined above, or being viewed as of limited interest to a broad audience in systematics and phylogeny. Acceptance of papers for publication depends on merit as judged on the basis of peer reviews.

Zoologica Scripta发表动物系统学和系统发育方面的论文，即研究类群之间的进化关系，以及生物多样性的起源和进化。如果将研究结果置于更广泛的系统发育/系统/进化背景中，论文还可以处理生态相互作用和地理分布(系统地理学)。Zoologica Scripta鼓励开发用于系统发育推断和生物命名/分类所有方面的方法的论文。发表在《动物学手稿》上的文章必须是原创的，并且必须是对系统学和系统学有广泛兴趣的理论或实证研究。纯粹的分类学论文，如物种描述没有放在更广泛的系统/系统发生的背景下，将不予考虑。给编辑的信可以处理有争议的话题，或建议，系统学家和进化生物学家感兴趣的一般。信函可以单独呈现，也可以作为持相反意见的作者之间的观点/对位讨论。如果被认为对上述定义的范围和出版概况缺乏足够的关注，或者被认为对系统学和系统学的广大读者兴趣有限，编辑可能不经审查就提前归还稿件。接受发表的论文取决于论文的优劣，这是基于同行评审的结果。