European Journal of Taxonomy explained

European Journal of Taxonomy
Abbreviation:	Eur. J. Taxon.
Discipline:	Taxonomy
Editor:	Fabio Cianferoni
Publisher:	EJT Consortium
History:	2011–present
Frequency:	Continuous
Openaccess:	Yes
License:	CC BY 4.0
Impact:	1.398
Impact-Year:	2021
Eissn:	2118-9773
Oclc:	758480175
Website:	https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/
Link1:	https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/issue/current
Link1-Name:	Online access
Link2:	https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/issue/archive
Link2-Name:	Online archive

The European Journal of Taxonomy is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal for descriptive taxonomy of living and fossil eukaryotes, covering subjects in zoology, botany, and palaeontology. It is supported by the EJT Consortium, a group of European natural history institutes, which fully funds the publication. Therefore, the journal is free for both authors and readers (diamond open access).^[1]

History

The journal was initiated by a task force of people from the European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy network. The first article was published on 9 September 2011. In October 2015, the Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities endorsed the journal.^[1]

Several older journals have been merged into the European Journal of Taxonomy:^[1]

• Journal of Afrotropical Zoology
• Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie
• Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Biologie
• Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre
• Steenstrupia^[2]
• Zoologische Mededelingen

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in:

• Biological Abstracts^[3]
• BIOSIS Previews^[3]
• CAB Abstracts^[4]
• Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences^[3]
• Science Citation Index Expanded^[3]
• The Zoological Record^[3]

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2020 impact factor of 1.372.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About the Journal . Homepage . European Journal of Taxonomy . 2021-12-13.
2. Eibye-Jacobsen. Danny. Steenstrupia: a short history of the taxonomic journal of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen, 1970–2012. Steenstrupia. 2012. 32. 2. 93-94. https://web.archive.org/web/20240716122652/https://moreinfo.addi.dk/2.11/more_info_get.php?lokalid=35594736&attachment_type=856_a&bibliotek=870971&source_id=870970&key=af33fd573558f1d71102. 2024-07-16. live.
3. Web site: Web of Science Master Journal List . . Intellectual Property & Science . 2021-12-13.
4. Web site: Serials cited . . . 2021-12-13.
5. Book: 2021 . European Journal of Taxonomy . 2020 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . . Journal Citation Reports.