The Journal of Zoology publishes high-quality research papers that are original and are of broad interest. The Editors seek studies that are hypothesis-driven and interdisciplinary in nature. Papers on animal behaviour, ecology, physiology, anatomy, developmental biology, evolution, systematics, genetics and genomics will be considered; research that explores the interface between these disciplines is strongly encouraged. Studies dealing with geographically and/or taxonomically restricted topics should test general hypotheses, describe novel findings or have broad implications.The Journal of Zoology aims to maintain an effective but fair peer-review process that recognises research quality as a combination of the relevance, approach and execution of a research study.The journal also welcomes reviews and forum papers on current issues, particularly where topics of a complex or poorly understood field are synthesized. Prospective authors should submit a 300-word abstract, a list of up to 20 key references, and a cover letter (two pages maximum) outlining what will be discussed in the article. Proposals for reviews should be submitted to journalofzoology@zsl.org. The submission of completed review manuscripts without prior consultation with the Editor is discouraged.The Journal of Zoology is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics. Papers that report experimental work must comply with the standards laid down by British national or equivalent legislation and the research permit number must be stated in the acknowledgments section of your manuscript.

《動物學雜志》發表高質量的原創研究論文，具有廣泛的興趣。編輯們尋求的研究本質上是假設驅動和跨學科的。將審議關于動物行為、生態學、生理學、解剖學、發育生物學、進化論、系統學、遺傳學和基因組學的論文;強烈鼓勵探索這些學科之間聯系的研究。研究地理和/或分類上受限制的主題應該測試一般假設，描述新的發現或具有廣泛的含義。《動物學雜志》的目標是保持一個有效而公平的同行評審過程，將研究質量視為相關性、方法和研究執行的結合。《日刊》還歡迎對當前問題的評論和論壇論文，特別是在綜合了復雜或不甚了解的領域的主題的情況下。潛在的作者應該提交一份300字的摘要，一份包含20個關鍵參考文獻的列表，以及一封概述文章內容的求職信(最多兩頁)。評審建議應提交至journalofzoology@zsl.org。不鼓勵在未事先與編輯協商的情況下提交完整的評論稿。《動物學雜志》是出版倫理委員會的成員之一，并同意該委員會的原則。報告實驗工作的論文必須符合英國國家或同等法律規定的標準，研究許可號必須在論文的致謝部分注明。