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Information for Authors
The publication costs for Zoological Letters are partially supported by the Zoological Society of Japan, so authors only need to pay an Article Processing Charge of £1000, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable, for each article accepted for publication.
PLEASE NOTE: Authors must use the code RA-TZSJ-ZLET-0119 when agreeing to the Article Processing Charge amount, otherwise the full price of £1370, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable, will be charged.
About
Aims and scope
Zoological Letters is an open access journal that publishes new and important findings in the zoological sciences. As a sister journal to Zoological Science, Zoological Letters covers a wide range of basic fields of zoology, from taxonomy to bioinformatics. We also welcome submissions of paleontology reports as part of our effort to contribute to the development of new perspectives in evolutionary zoology. Our goal is to serve as a global publishing forum for fundamental researchers in all fields of zoology.
Why publish your article in Zoological Letters?
We are the official open access journal of the Zoological Society of Japan, one of the oldest and most successful academic societies in Japan.
Publication costs are partially supported by the Zoological Society of Japan, and our internationally renowned editorial board offers expert advice.
Open access publication ensures that your article can be easily discovered, accessed, used, and shared, maximising your impact and acting as a springboard for further discovery.
Open access
All articles published by Zoological Letters are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication, without subscription charges or registration barriers. Further information about open access can be found here.
As authors of articles published in Zoological Letters you are the copyright holders of your article and have granted to any third party, in advance and in perpetuity, the right to use, reproduce or disseminate your article, according to the BMC license agreement.
For those of you who are US government employees or are prevented from being copyright holders for similar reasons, BMC can accommodate non-standard copyright lines. Please contact us if further information is needed.
Article-processing charges
As of 1 January 2019, Zoological Letters will charge an APC of £1000 to all submitting authors, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable. This fee is subsidised by the Zoological Society of Japan.
PLEASE NOTE: Authors must use the code RA-TZSJ-ZLET-0119 when agreeing their APC amount, or they will otherwise be charged a higher fee of £1370, plus VAT or local taxes where applicable.
If the corresponding author's institution participates in our open access membership program, some or all of the publication cost may be covered (more details available on the membership page). We routinely waive charges for authors from low-income countries. For other countries, article-processing charge waivers or discounts are granted on a case-by-case basis to authors with insufficient funds. Authors can request a waiver or discount during the submission process. For further details, see our article-processing charge page.
BMC provides a free open access funding support service to help authors discover and apply for article processing charge funding. Visit our OA funding and policy support page to view our list of research funders and institutions that provide funding for APCs, and to learn more about our email support service
Indexing services
All articles published in Zoological Letters are included in:
Biological Abstracts
BIOSIS Previews
DOAJ
EBSCO
Google Scholar
OCLC WorldCat
PubMed Central
Science Citation Index - Expanded
Scopus
Zoological Records
The full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. You can also access all articles published by BioMed Central on SpringerLink.
Peer-review policy
Peer-review is the system used to assess the quality of a manuscript before it is published. Independent researchers in the relevant research area assess submitted manuscripts for originality, validity and significance to help editors determine whether the manuscript should be published in their journal. You can read more about the peer-review process here.
Zoological Letters operates a single-blind peer-review system, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous.
The benefit of single-blind peer review is that it is the traditional model of peer review that many reviewers are comfortable with, and it facilitates a dispassionate critique of a manuscript.
Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two or more experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates already published work, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board.
Editorial policies
All manuscripts submitted to Zoological Letters should adhere to BioMed Central's editorial policies.
Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Appeals and complaints
Authors who wish to appeal a rejection or make a complaint should follow the procedure outlined in the BMC Editorial Policies.
Citing articles in Zoological Letters
Articles in Zoological Letters should be cited in the same way as articles in a traditional journal. Because articles are not printed, they do not have page numbers; instead, they are given a unique article number.
Article citations follow this format:
Authors: Title. Zoological Lett [year], [volume number]:[article number].
e.g. Roberts LD, Hassall DG, Winegar DA, Haselden JN, Nicholls AW, Griffin JL: Increased hepatic oxidative metabolism distinguishes the action of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor delta from Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor gamma in the Ob/Ob mouse. Zoological Lett 2009, 1:115.
refers to article 115 from Volume 1 of the journal.
Benefits of publishing with BMC
High visibility
Zoological Letters's open access policy allows maximum visibility of articles published in the journal as they are available to a wide, global audience.
Speed of publication
Zoological Letters offers a fast publication schedule whilst maintaining rigorous peer review; all articles must be submitted online, and peer review is managed fully electronically (articles are distributed in PDF form, which is automatically generated from the submitted files). Articles will be published with their final citation after acceptance, in both fully browsable web form, and as a formatted PDF.
Flexibility
Online publication in Zoological Letters gives you the opportunity to publish large datasets, large numbers of color illustrations and moving pictures, to display data in a form that can be read directly by other software packages so as to allow readers to manipulate the data for themselves, and to create all relevant links (for example, to PubMed, to sequence and other databases, and to other articles).
Promotion and press coverage
Articles published in Zoological Letters are included in article alerts and regular email updates. Some may be highlighted on Zoological Letters’s pages and on the BMC homepage.
In addition, articles published in Zoological Letters may be promoted by press releases to the general or scientific press. These activities increase the exposure and number of accesses for articles published in Zoological Letters. A list of articles recently press-released by journals published by BMC is available here.
Copyright
As an author of an article published in Zoological Letters you retain the copyright of your article and you are free to reproduce and disseminate your work (for further details, see the BMC license agreement).
For further information about the advantages of publishing in a journal from BMC, please click here.
Submission guidelines
Our 3-step submission process
Before you submit
Now you’ve identified a journal to submit to, there are a few things you should be familiar with before you submit.
Make sure you are submitting to the most suitable journal - Aims and scope
Understand the costs and funding options - Fees and funding
Make sure your manuscript is accurate and readable - Language editing services
Understand the copyright agreement - Copyright
Ready to submit
To give your manuscript the best chance of publication, follow these policies and formatting guidelines.
General formatting rules for all article types - Preparing your manuscript
Make sure your submission is complete - Prepare supporting information
Copyright and license agreement - Conditions of publication
Read and agree to our Editorial Policies - Editorial policies
Submit and promote
After acceptance, we provide support so your article gains maximum impact in the scientific community and beyond.
Please note that manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Who decides whether my work will be accepted? - Peer-review policy
Want to submit to a different journal? - Manuscript transfers
Spreading the word - Promoting your publication
Submit manuscript
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