About the Journal

Brief Background

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia (ISSN online: 1807-0205; and ISSN print: 0031-1049) is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal published by the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo.

Its first issue was launched in 1940/1941 by the Zoology Department of the São Paulo State Secretariat of Agriculture (Brazil). Initially under the name Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia da Secretaria de Agricultura (ISSN 0369-8467) and, since 1967, its name has been Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia.

In 1969, the Department of Zoology was incorporated into the University of São Paulo as the Museum of Zoology, and the journal subsequently became one of the University's publications. It began publishing its online version in 2002 and, in the following year, it was admitted into the SciELO Brazil Collection. In 2006, it was indexed in the Directory Open Access Journal (DOAJ), it joined the University of São Paulo Scientific Journals Portal and was indexed in SCOPUS in 2008.

From those subsequent years to the present, the journal has consistently improved its editorial processes and policies, thereby enhancing the quality of the research it publishes.

Open Access

All articles content published by this journal, except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons attribution-type CC-BY. According to that license, the article and all its content can be shared, adapted, reused, copied, and redistributed in any medium or format, for any lawful purpose, since the authors receive the appropriate credits for their work.

In this model the copyright is retained by the authors of the articles published in Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia.

The metadata of the published articles (authors’ names, affiliation, identifiers, article and journal titles, keywords, abstracts, funding information, references data, dates, e-location etc.), except where identified, is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain Type  CC0 1.0 . Which means those data are dedicated to the public domain and they can be copied, modified, distributed, performed and interoperated by platforms and systems, even for commercial purposes, without asking permission. That allows the articles and the journal indexing in databases, repositories and other platforms, increasing the visibility of the research published by them.

Authors are encouraged to share the published version of the manuscript with their colleagues and deposit it in institutional repositories when necessary.

Open Science Compliance 

This journal follows the Diamond Open Access model,  which means that the journal content is freely accessible online without barriers, i.e., with neither subscription fees for readers nor article processing charges (APCs) for authors.

The Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia editorial policy also adheres to research communication in the Open Science modus operandi and the journal requests that authors complete the Open Science Compliance Form upon submission.

Ethics in Publication 

The journal has adopted the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines on publication ethics.

Research or publication misconduct (plagiarism, self-plagiarism, fabrication or falsification of data and results, conflict of interest, etc.) and ethical issues concerning the editorial and peer-review processes will be treated in accordance with the Commission on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines and SciELO Guidelines on Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publication. 

Zoological Nomenclature: All contributions must follow the rules and recommendations of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN Code), including the Appendix A - Code of Ethics of the ICZN Code (https://code.iczn.org/appendices/appendix-a-code-of-ethics/).

The journal has policies and guidelines for Authors, Editors, Reviewers and Editorial Team on Authorship and Contributionship, Conflict of Interest,  Funding, Plagiarism Prevention, Use of IA Technologies, Animal Experimentation, Third-party content use, Retractions and Corrections. Please, refer to the specific section for details of each subject. 

Focus and Scope

  • Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia primarily covers the areas of Zoology, publishing original contributions in systematics, paleontology, evolutionary biology, ecology, taxonomy, anatomy, behavior, functional morphology, molecular biology, ontogeny, faunistic studies, and biogeography.
  • The journal is of interest to researchers and professionals from Zoology, Biodiversity, Ecology, Biology, and related areas.
  • The submission of theoretical and empirical studies that explore the principles and methods of systematics are encouraged.
  • Its abbreviated title is Pap. Avulsos Zool., which should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, bibliographical references, and strips.
  • The journal has adopted a continuous flow of publication (rolling pass) in a single annual volume from 2018 on.
  • All contributions must follow the rules and recommendations of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN Code).
  • Relevant specimens must be deposited in national or international public museums or collections.
  • Tissue samples should be linked to their voucher specimens, and all nucleotide sequence data (aligned and unaligned) should be submitted to European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ),  BOLD Systems (Barcode of Life Data System) or GenBank. 
  • ZooBank is the Official Register of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN Code) for registration of new nomenclatural acts, published works, and authors.
  • The editorial team of Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia is going to register articles that contain nomenclatural acts in ZooBank. Such articles will receive a Life Sciences Identifier (LSID) that is going to be included in the published version.
  • The registration of new names in ZooBank is recommended (not a requirement) to authors.  

Digital Preservation 

This journal follows the standards defined in the SciELO Program Digital Preservation Policy.

As the journal is hosted on the USP Journals Portal and also utilizes the Open Journal Systems (OJS) submission platform, developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), all the journal content is automatically archived and digitally preserved through the dedicated PKP Preservation Network and the IBICT’s Cariniana Network.

Indexing Sources

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Bibliographic Journal Information 

  • Full title: Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 
  • Abbreviated Title: Pap. Avulsos Zool. (Online)
  • Publication by: Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Zoologia
  • Frequency: Irregular
  • Publication mode:: Continuous Publication (CP)
  • Year of creation of the Journal: 1940
  • ISSN (Online): 1807-0205

Websites and Social Media

Author Guidelines, Editorial Policies, and Submission Process

Copyright

Authors of articles published by Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia retain the copyright to their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided the original work is correctly cited. In return, the author agrees not to submit the manuscript to another journal simultaneously and grants Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia  the right of first publication.

Intellectual Property and Terms of Use

All the content of the journal and the articles published by Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, except where otherwise specified, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license.

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia journal is responsible for the journal website information and its update.

Authors retain the copyright to their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided the original work is correctly cited. In return, the author agrees not to submit the manuscript to another journal simultaneously and grants Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia the right of first publication.

The scientific content, opinions expressed, citations and references of the manuscripts submitted and published are the sole responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editor-in-Chief or Editorial Board.

Third-Party Content

Previously published content as figures, tables, illustrations, etc. must be accompanied by written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce.

Author Self-Archiving

Authors can share the published version* of the manuscript with their colleagues and post them on personal websites or institutional repositories for academic purposes while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal.

* Published version – the article published in PDF format is available at the Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia website.

Instead of sending a PDF file of your article to colleagues, the journal recommends to the authors sharing the reference of their article with the DOI as an active link, so it will be possible to count all article statistics of views and download.

Sponsors and Promotion Agencies 

Universidade de São Paulo, Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (https://www.abcd.usp.br/)

Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais da USP (ABCD/USP)

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