Turkish Journal of Zoology
The Turkish Journal of Zoology is an international, bi-monthly, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) - Turkish Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBIM). 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.
ISSN: 1300-0179
EISSN: 1303-6114
Journal Metrics
Impact Factor (2023) 1.3
5-Year Impact Factor 1
Current Issue: Volume 49, Number 1 (2025)
Cover and Contents
Research Articles
The effects of active substances of clinically important drugs on the survival, development, and some adult traits of Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
GÖKÇE ÜSTÜNDAĞ, KEMAL BÜYÜKGÜZEL, and ENDER BÜYÜKGÜZEL
Pages 1-11
A study of the dormant period of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) in Bulgaria
GERGANA ZAEМDZHIKOVA and MD HABIBUR RAHMAN SALMAN
Pages 12-24
Differentiation of Mullus barbatus and Mullus surmuletus (Perciformes, Mullidae) from Turkish waters of the Mediterranean Sea using otolith shape analyses
SEMRA SAYGIN
Pages 25-35
Research Notes
Testing and optimizing methodologies for microplastic extractions from owl pellets
MERVE SEYFE, MELİKE SEYFE, TOLGA KANKILIÇ, and ÜLKÜ NİHAN TAVŞANOĞLU
Pages 36-47
Editors
- Editor-in-Chief
- Prof. Dr. Mustafa YAMAN Abant İzzet Baysal University, Türkiye