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Submission Preparation Checklist

As part of the submission process, authors are required to check off their submission's compliance with all of the following items, and submissions may be returned to authors that do not adhere to these guidelines.
  • The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
  • The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, or RTF document file format.
  • All references in both the text and references list are according to journal format.
  • The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.
  • The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
  • The paper you submit has less than a 20% similarity index (Plagiarism).

Author Guidelines

User Registration in the journal 

How to register in the Journal of  Zoology and Systematics. It is easy to register in our journal. 1st, click on the register in the top corner and put all your information in the boxes. To put a username, don't use any capital alphabet. 

Files 

  1. Title page:  Title, Author names in order, Affiliations with full address and country name. Funding and Acknowledgement (if any). 
  2. Manuscript: Title, Abstract, Keywords, 1. Introduction, 2. Methodology, 3. Results 4.Discussion, 5. Conclusions, References, Appendix. Results and Discussion are acceptable in one section. 
  3. Cover Letter (Optional): Authors can prepare a separate file named cover letter. It must contain the statement: “The manuscript is not currently under consideration or has not been published in another journal.
  4. Suggested Reviewers: A separate Word file should be added, which includes three suggested reviewers, their emails and affiliations.
  1. Manuscript Preparation

Cover Letter

A precise cover letter is mandatory with the submission of a new manuscript. A cover letter has to give details as to why the submitted manuscript is appropriate for publication in the Journal of  Zoology and Systematics and to explain the significance of the work done. Manuscripts should be compiled in the following order: cover letter; title page; abstract; main text; acknowledgments; declaration of interest statement (if applicable); appendices (as suitable); references; tables with captions and figures; figure captions (as a list).

Manuscript style

The manuscripts have to be typed in double space with Arial font size 11, line spacing 1.15 and all margins should be ≥ 2.5 cm. Consecutive line-numbering needs to be given throughout the manuscript.  Download Microsoft Word templates

  1. Introductory material

The second page of the manuscript after the cover letter should contain the following items in the order given below:

  • Title of the paper that clearly defines the area of research;
  • Names of all authors with the given name following surname in full for every author and their affiliations including complete postal addresses and email address of the corresponding author;
  • 4–6 keywords (in alphabetical order), which reflect the key area of research (do not repeat words in the title);
  • if the paper is based on a presentation on a meeting or similar, a footnote must be given with the date (name of the month spelled out), place, and title of the meeting;
  • A footnote must also be given if the contribution is based on another publication.
  1. Abstract

For Research Articles, the third page of manuscript should start with the abstract not exceeding 300 words, clearly explain the research background, aims, methodology, results and conclusion. For Review Articles, Game Changers and Viewpoints abstracts may vary, but should not exceed 350 words. Although, for Short Communications, an abstract is limited to 500 words including spaces.

Moreover, authors are appreciated to also submit a graphical abstract, consisting of a figure or file identified to highlight your article. The graphical abstract will be posted on social media to enhance the readership.

 

  1. Main Text

Original articles

The body of the article should contain the following sections: introduction; methods; results; discussion; conclusions.

Introduction: This section should state the relevance and background to the study, and its rationale and purpose.

Methods: This section should contain all the information that was available at the time the plan or protocol for the study was being written. You should describe your selection of the observational or experimental participants, identify the methods, apparatus and procedures in sufficient detail to allow others to reproduce the results, and describe statistical methods with enough detail to enable acknowledgeable readers with access to the original data to verify the reported results.

Results: Present your results in logical sequence in the text, tables, and figures. Where new parameter is reported, the results should include proper heading as appropriate.

Discussion: This should include inferences/consequences of the findings and their limitations/justifications, with reference to all other relevant studies conducted previously or ongoing published results and the possibilities of these suggestions for future research.

Conclusions: This must summarize the main paper. Ensure that extrapolations are reasonable and that conclusions are justified by the data presented, and indicate if the study design can be generalized to a broader study population.

Review article

It should be structured as follows: context, objective, methods (including data sources, study selection and data extraction), results and conclusion.

  1. References

In the main text, references are to be quoted as numbers such as 1, 2 3... ascending order with brackets for exapmle [1], if there are two or more references add with comma such as [1,5,7], If the references are in ascending numbers like 1234 then add like [1-4]. 

If you are using an endnote, you can select the numbered style. 

In References add the citation in orders with numbers.

  1. Koleva, I.I., et al., Screening of plant extracts for antioxidant activity: a comparative study on three testing methods. Phytochemical Analysis: An International Journal of Plant Chemical and Biochemical Techniques, 2002. 13(1): p. 8-17.
  2. Atif, A., et al., Acacia nilotica: A plant of multipurpose medicinal uses. Journal of medicinal plants research, 2012. 6(9): p. 1492-1496.
Recommendation for Language Editing 

The Journal of  Zoology and Systematics has partnered with LetPub to recommend language editing support for authors prior to submission. For authors whose native language is not English, editorial support from LetPub is a useful pre-submission resource."

Articles

Section default policy

Review Article

Reviews provide an in-depth analysis of the existing literature within a specific field, identifying current gaps or challenges. They should be both critical and constructive, offering recommendations for future research without introducing new, unpublished data. The structure can include an Abstract, Keywords, Introduction, Relevant Sections, Discussion, Conclusions, and Future Directions.

A Scoping Review can also be submitted as a type of Review and follows a similar structure. Scoping reviews must adhere to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews checklist, which can be found at PRISMA. This checklist should be submitted as supplementary material during submission. Templates for the flow diagram are available on the PRISMA website and should be included in the main text. Authors are strongly encouraged to register their detailed protocols in a public registry, such as the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/) or Inplasy (https://inplasy.com/), before beginning data extraction. A statement confirming adherence to PRISMA guidelines and providing registration details (if applicable) must be included in the Methods section.

Short communications, Opinion, Editorial

 

Letters to the Editor undergo review and approval by the editor and offer a platform for discussing specific topics. Letters should be 300 words or fewer.

Short Communications are concise articles that report groundbreaking preliminary results or significant findings that are part of a broader, multi-year study. They may also introduce innovative methods, experiments, or the development of new technology or materials. The format is similar to a full article.

Opinions are brief articles that express the author’s viewpoints on a specific subject, technique, or recent findings. They should highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the discussed topic. The format is similar to a review but is significantly shorter and focused on the author’s perspective rather than a comprehensive, critical analysis.

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