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| Revista Brasileira de Zoologia | |
|---|---|
| Title | Revista Brasileira de Zoologia |
| Abbreviation | Rev. Bras. Zool. |
| Discipline | Zoology |
| Language | Portuguese, English, Spanish |
| Publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia |
| Country | Brazil |
| History | 1983–present |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
Revista Brasileira de Zoologia is a Brazilian peer-reviewed scientific journal covering zoological research with emphasis on taxonomy, systematics, ecology, and biogeography. The journal has published contributions from researchers affiliated with institutions across South America and beyond, fostering connections among the Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Smithsonian Institution, and other prominent organizations. Its articles have engaged topics related to fauna of the Amazon Rainforest, Pantanal, Cerrado, and comparative studies involving regions such as the Andes, Patagonia, Galápagos Islands, and Atlantic Forest.
The journal was founded under the auspices of the Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia during a period of expansion in Latin American natural history publishing, paralleling developments at institutions like the Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro), Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, and collaborations with the British Museum (Natural History), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, American Museum of Natural History, and the Royal Society. Early editorial leadership included curators and academics who had ties to the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, and research programs funded by agencies such as the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, and international partners including the National Science Foundation and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Over decades the journal adapted to shifts in scholarly communication influenced by organizations like the International Council for Science and initiatives from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The journal publishes original research on zoological systematics, phylogeny, morphology, behavior, biogeography, and conservation, attracting submissions from scholars at institutions such as Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Harvard University, Cornell University, and University of California, Berkeley. Articles frequently address taxa including Neotropical mammals studied by researchers from the Smithsonian Institution and Field Museum of Natural History, avian surveys aligned with work at the Museum of Natural History, London, herpetological reports connected to the American Museum of Natural History, and invertebrate systematics linking to the Natural History Museum, Vienna and Zoological Museum of Moscow University. The scope includes monographs, checklists, faunal inventories, and methodological advances that intersect with conservation projects by the World Wildlife Fund, IUCN, Conservation International, and regional parks like Serra do Mar State Park.
Editorial governance follows standards comparable to those of major publishers and learned societies, drawing on editorial boards with members affiliated to Universidade de São Paulo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Ohio State University, University of São Paulo Botanic Garden, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and international reviewers from the Royal Society, National Academy of Sciences (United States), Academia Brasileira de Ciências, and other academies. The peer-review process is single- or double-blind depending on section, coordinated with ethics guidelines from organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics and referencing taxonomic codes like the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Policies on authorship, conflicts of interest, and data deposition align with practices promoted by the International Union of Biological Sciences and repositories comparable to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility and museums including the Natural History Museum, London and Smithsonian Institution.
Published quarterly by the Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia, the journal transitioned across print and digital platforms similar to changes seen at the Journal of Zoology, Zootaxa, Nature, and other periodicals. Distribution networks have included university libraries such as those at the Universidade de São Paulo, Biblioteca Nacional (Brazil), and interlibrary consortia like the HathiTrust, with archival collaborations echoing initiatives by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Open access policies have evolved alongside global movements advocated by the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities and the Budapest Open Access Initiative, with increasing online availability to researchers at institutions including the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Universidad de Buenos Aires.
The journal is indexed in regional and international databases and services aligned with aggregation by entities such as Scopus, Web of Science, BIOSIS Previews, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, and specialized taxonomic indexes used by researchers at the International Union for Conservation of Nature and museums like the American Museum of Natural History. Metadata practices mirror those recommended by organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics and standards pursued by repositories including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Significant contributions include taxonomic revisions and species descriptions that have influenced checklists compiled by the IUCN Red List, faunal surveys informing management at protected areas like Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park and Iguaçu National Park, and phylogenetic studies connected to labs at the University of California, Davis, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan, and University of Toronto. Authors affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution, Field Museum of Natural History, Museu Nacional (Rio de Janeiro), and Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo have published influential papers on Neotropical amphibians, birds, mammals, insects, and marine fauna, contributing to broader syntheses in edited volumes from publishers such as Cambridge University Press and Springer.
The journal's impact has been recognized by citations in works produced at institutions like the Natural History Museum, London, Smithsonian Institution, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, and cited in conservation policy documents by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment, IUCN, and regional environmental agencies. Its role in disseminating Neotropical zoological research positions it alongside periodicals such as Zootaxa, Journal of Natural History, Systematic Biology, and regional outlets produced by university presses including Universidade de São Paulo Press and Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica.
Category:Zoology journals Category:Academic journals published in Brazil