The Turkish Journal of Zoology is an international, bi-monthly, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal published by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK). Turk J Zool is devoted to research and current trends in various fields of zoology including systematics, developmental biology, behavior biology, animal models, molecular biology and molecular phylogeny, genomics, physiology (cell communication and signaling systems), biochemistry and immunohistochemistry, applied parasitology and pathology, nanobiotechnology, ecology, evolution, and paleontology of animal taxa. The journal is published in January, March, May, July, September, and November. The journal has been indexed in Scopus since 1994.