Taxonomy in the 21st Century: Celebrating a New Chapter—First Impact Factor Received
A special issue of Taxonomy (ISSN 2673-6500).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 4831
Special Issue Editor
Interests: paleobiogeography; Mollusca; paleogeography; stratigraphy
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Dear Colleagues,
We are delighted to announce a milestone achievement for Taxonomy—the journal has received its first Impact Factor of 1.5, ranked Q2 in the ZOOLOGY category and Q3 in the PLANT SCIENCE category, achieved a 2024 CiteScore of 2.4, and ranked Q2 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous). The support and dedication of all the editors, reviewers, authors, and readers are an integral part of the journal’s performance.
To celebrate this exciting occasion, we are launching a Special Issue targeting innovative approaches and new developments in the field of taxonomy, systematics and nomenclature. We warmly invite you to submit your manuscripts to increase the visibility and impact of Taxonomy, and we look forward to your contributions.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following:
Taxonomy, evolution, and biodiversity;
Microtaxonomy and macrotaxonomy;
Morphospecies versus genetics;
Deep time diversity;
Identification and description of new species;
Citizen science in taxonomy.
Prof. Dr. Mathias Harzhauser
Guest Editor
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Taxonomy is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- new species
- taxonomy
- biodiversity
- citizen science
- paleontology
- zoology
- botany
- microbes
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