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E-books

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OpenLibrary

Oxford University Press

Springer

Taylor & Francis

The National Academies Press (nap.edu)

 Journals

Amphibians and Reptiles

Acta Herpetologica [1827-9635 (PRINT) / 1827-9643 (ONLINE)]

Published by Firenze University Press in Italy.

Cuadernos de Herpetología [0326-551X (PRINT) / 1852-5768 (ONLINE)]

Published by Asociación Herpetológica Argentina in Argentina. Written in Spanish, Portuguese and English.

Herpetozoa [1013-4425 (PRINT) / 2682-955X (ONLINE)]

Published by Pensoft Publishers in Bulgaria.

Biology (General)

BIO Web of Conferences [2117-4458 (ONLINE)]

Published by EDP Sciences in France. Written in French and English.

Biodiversity Journal [2039-0394 (PRINT) / 2039-0408 (ONLINE)]

Published by Edizioni Danaus, Palermo in Italy.

Brazilian Journal of Biology [1519-6984 (PRINT) / 1678-4375 (ONLINE)]

Published by Instituto Internacional de Ecologia in Brazil.

International Journal of Applied Biology  [2580-2410 (PRINT) / 2580-2119 (ONLINE)]

Published by Hasanuddin University in Indonesia.

Soil Organisms [1864-6417 (PRINT) / 2509-9523 (ONLINE)]

Published by Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung in Germany.

TIP Specialized Journal in Chemical-Biological Sciences (TIP Revista Especializada en Ciencias Químico-Biológicas) [1405-888X (PRINT) / 2395-8723 (ONLINE)]

Published by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México in Mexico. Written in Spanish and English.

Birds

Acrocephalus [0351-2851 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sciendo in Poland. Written in Slovene and English.

Avian Research [2053-7166 (ONLINE)]

Published by BMC in United Kingdom.

Avocetta [0404-4266 (PRINT) / 2420-9589 (ONLINE)]

Published by Centro Italiano Studi Ornitologici in Italy.

Boletín de la Unión de Ornitólogos del Perú [2220-9212 (ONLINE)]

Published by Unión de Ornitólogos del Perú in Peru. Written in Spanish and English.

Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science (Revista Brasileira de Ciência Avícola) [1516-635X (PRINT) / 1806-9061 (ONLINE)]

Published by Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas in Brazil.

Pernatye Hiŝniki i Ih Ohrana  (Raptors Conservation) [1814-0076 (PRINT)/1814-8654 (ONLINE)]

Published by LLC Sibecocenter in Russian Federation. Written in Russian and English.

Research in Ornithology (Rivista Italiana di Ornitologia) [0035-6875 (PRINT) / 2385-0833 (ONLINE)]

Published by PAGEPress Publications in Italy. Written in English and Italian.

Raptor Journal [0326-551X (PRINT) / 1852-5768 (ONLINE)]

Formerly known as Slovak Raptor Journal (2007 – 2018) The Journal of Raptor Protection of Slovakia. Published by Sciendo in Poland.

The Ring: The Journal of Polish Zoological Society and Bird Migration Research Foundation [2083-3520 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sciendo in Poland.

Tichodroma [1337-026X (ONLINE)]

Published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Forest Ecology in Slovakia. Written in Slovak, Czech and English.

Farm Animals

Animal Frontiers [2160-6056 (PRINT) / 2160-6064 (ONLINE)]

Published by Oxford University Press in United Kingdom.

Archives Animal Breeding (Archiv Tierzucht) [0003-9438 (PRINT) / 2363-9822 (ONLINE)]

Published by Copernicus Publications in Germany.

Journal of Applied Animal Research [Print ISSN: 0971-2119 Online ISSN: 0974-1844]

Published by Taylor & Francis. 

Ecology/Conservation/Sustainability  

Climate Change Ecology [2666-9005 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

Climate Risk Management [2212-0963 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

Climate Services [2405-8807 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

Conservation letters [1755-263X (ONLINE)]

Published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC.

Conservation Science and Practice [2578-4854 (ONLINE)]

Published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC.

Current Research in Environmental Sustainability [2666-0490 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

Ecology and evolution [2045-7758 (ONLINE)]

Published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC.

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators [2665-9727 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

Environment and Ecology Research [2331-625X (Print) 2331-6268 (Online)]

Published by Horizon Research Corporation.

Global Ecology and Conservation [2351-9894 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

Global sustainability [2059-4798 (ONLINE)]

Published by Cambridge University Press.

Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation [1365-3008 (ONLINE)]

Published by Cambridge University Press.

Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation [2530-0644 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

Resources, Environment and Sustainability [2666-9161 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

Sustainable Futures [2666-1888 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

The Bulletin Ecological Society of America [2327-6096 (ONLINE)]

Published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC.

Fish

Acta Aquatica (Journal of Egirdir Fisheries Faculty of Süleyman Demirel University) [2651-5474 (ONLINE)]

Published by Süleyman Demirel University in Turkey. Written in English and Turkish.

Neotropical Ichthyology [1679-6225 (PRINT) / 1982-0224 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia in Brazil.

Invertebrates

Alpine Entomology [2535-0889 (ONLINE)]

Published by Pensoft Publishers in Bulgaria. Written in French, German, English and Italian.

Arachnologische Mitteilungen (Arachnology Letters) [1018-4171 (PRINT) / 2199-7233 (ONLINE)]

Published by Arachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES) in Germany. Written in English and German.

Arthropods [2224-4255 (ONLINE)]

Published by International Academy of Ecology and Environmental Sciences in Hong Kong.

Arthropod Management Tests [2155-9856 (ONLINE)]

Published by Oxford University Press in United Kingdom.

CHIRONOMUS Journal of Chironomidae Research [0172-1941 (PRINT) / 2387-5372 (ONLINE)]

Published by Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Museum of Natural History and Archaeology, Trondheim in Norway. Written in Norwegian and English.

Contributions to Entomology (Beiträge zur Entomologie) [0005-805X (ONLINE)]

Published by Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut in Germany. Written in English and German.

Current Research in Insect Science [2666-5158 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier.

EntomoBrasilis [1983-0572 (ONLINE)]

Published by Entomologistas do Brasil in Brazil.

Entomological Communications [2675-1305 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil in Brazil. Written in English and Portuguese.

Fragmenta entomologica [0429-288X (PRINT) / 2284-4880 (ONLINE)]

Published by PAGEPress Publications in Italy.

Florida Entomologist [0015-4040 (PRINT) 1938-5102 (ONLINE)]

Published by Florida Entomological Society in United States.

Indonesian Journal of Entomology (Jurnal Entomologi Indonesia) [2089-0257 (ONLINE)]

Published by Perhimpunan Entomologi Indonesia in Indonesia. Written in Bahasa and English.

Journal of Apicultural Science [2299-4831 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sciendo in Poland.

Journal of insect science [1536-2442 (ONLINE)]

Published by Oxford University Press in United Kingdom.

Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research [2038-324X (PRINT) / 2279-7084 (ONLINE)]

Published by PAGEPress Publications in Italy.

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association [2054-930X (ONLINE)]

Published by European Mosquito Control Association in United Kingdom.

Journal of Hymenoptera Research [1070-9428 (PRINT) / 1314-2607 (ONLINE)]

Published by Pensoft Publishers in Bulgaria.

Journal of Orthoptera Research [1082-6467 (PRINT) / 1937-2426 (ONLINE)]

Published by Pensoft Publishers in Bulgaria.

Malacologica Bohemoslovaca [1336-6939 (ONLINE)]

Published by Slovak Academy of Sciences in Slovakia. Written in Slovak, Czech and English.        

Nauplius [2358-2936 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sociedade Brasileira de Carcinologia (Brazilian Crustacean Society) in Brazil.

Persian Journal of Acarology [2251-8169 (ONLINE)]

Published by Acarological Society of Iran in Iran, Islamic Republic of.

Polish Journal of Entomology [0032-3780 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sciendo in Poland.

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology [0033-2615 (PRINT) / 1687-7438 (ONLINE)]

Published by Hindawi Limited in United Kingdom.

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia [0085-5626 (PRINT) / 1806-9665 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia in Netherlands.

Revista Chilena de Entomología [0034-740X (PRINT) / 0718-8994 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sociedad Chilena de Entomología in Chile. Written in Spanish and English.

Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina [1851-7471 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sociedad Entomológica Argentina in Argentina.

Mammals

Canine Medicine and Genetics [2662-9380 (ONLINE)]

Published by BMC in United Kingdom.

Hystrix, the Italian Journal of Mammalogy [0394-1914 (PRINT) / 1825-5272 (ONLINE)]

Published by Associazione Teriologica Italiana in Italy.

Theriologia Ukrainica: East European Journal of Mammalogy [2616-7379 (PRINT) / 2617-1120 (ONLINE)]

Formally known as Proceedings of the Theriological School. Published by National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. National Museum of Natural History in Ukraine. Written in Ukrainian, Russian and English.

Revue de Primatologie [2077-3757 (ONLINE)]

Published by Société Francophone de Primatologie in France. Written in French and English.

Therya [2007-3364 (ONLINE)]

Published by Asociacion Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C. in Mexico. Written in Spanish and English.

Zoology (General)

Aceh Journal of Animal Science [2502-9568 (PRINT) / 2622-8734 (ONLINE)]

Published by Faculty of Marine and Fisheries, Universitas Syiah Kuala in Indonesia.

Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae [1217-8837 (PRINT) / 2064-2474 (ONLINE)]

Published by Hungarian Natural History Museum; Hungarian Academy of Sciences in Hungary.

Advances in Zoology and Botany [2331-5083 (PRINT) 2331-5091 (ONLINE)]

Published by Horizon Research

Animal-The International Journal of Animal Biosciences [1751-7311 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier in Netherlands.

Animal Behavior and Cognition [2372-5052 (PRINT) 2372-4323 (ONLINE)]

Published by Animal Behavior and Cognition in United States.

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation [1578-665X (PRINT) 2014-928X (ONLINE)]

Published by Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona in Spain. Written in Spanish and English.

Animal Bioscience [2765-0189 (PRINT) 2765-0235 (ONLINE)]

Published by Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies in Korea, Republic of.

Animals [2076-2615 (ONLINE)]

Published by MDPI AG in Switzerland.

Archivos de Zootecnia [1885-4494 (ONLINE)]

Published by Universidad de Córdoba in Spain. Written in French, Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese.

Arxius de Miscel-lània Zoològica [1698–0476 (ONLINE)]

Published by Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona in Spain. Written in Spanish, Catalan and English.

American Journal of Zoology [ISSN PENDING]

Published by SciencePG

BMC Zoology [2056-3132 (ONLINE)]

Published by BMC in United Kingdom.

Bonn Zoological Bulletin [2190–7307 (ONLINE)]

Published by Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig - Leibnitz Institute for Animal Biodiversity (ZFMK), Bonn in Germany.

Bulletin de l’Institut Scientifique, Section Sciences de la Vie [1114-8500 (PRINT) 2458-7176 (ONLINE)]

Published by Mohammed V University of Rabat, Scientific Institut in Morocco. Written in French and English.

Caldasia [0366-5232 (PRINT) 2357-3759 (ONLINE)]

Published by Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Colombia. Written in Spanish and English.

Current Zoology [2396-9814 (ONLINE)]

Published by Oxford University Press in United Kingdom.

Diversity and Distribution [1472-4642 (ONLINE)]

Published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC.

Endangered Species Research [1863-5407 (PRINT) / 1613-4796 (ONLINE)]

Published by Inter-Research in Germany.

European Journal of Taxonomy [2118-9773 (ONLINE)]

Published by Consortium of European Natural History Museums in France.

Evolutionary Applications [1752-4571 (ONLINE)]

Published by Wiley Periodicals, LLC.

Fauna Norvegica [1891-5396 (ONLINE)]

Published by Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway.

Frontiers in Zoology [1742-9994 (ONLINE)]

Published by BMC in United Kingdom.

Graellsia [0367-5041 (PRINT) / 1989-953X (ONLINE)]

Published by Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas in Spain. Written in Spanish and English.

Hacquetia [1581-4661 (PRINT) / 1854-9829 (ONLINE)]

Published by Sciendo in Slovenia. Written in Slovenian and English.

Iheringia: Série Zoologia [0073-4721 (PRINT) / 1678-4766 (ONLINE)]

Published by Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. Written in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Integrative Organismal Biology [2517-4843 (ONLINE)]

Published by Oxford University Press in United Kingdom.

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife [2213-2244 (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier in Netherlands.

International Journal of Zoology [1687-8477 (PRINT) / 1687-8485 (ONLINE)]

Published by Hindawi Limited in United Kingdom.

Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology [2090-990X (ONLINE)]

Published by SpringerOpen in United Kingdom.

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases [1678-9199 (ONLINE)]

Published by SciELO in Brazil.

Novitates Caribaea [2071-9841 (PRINT) / 2079-0139 (ONLINE)]

Published by Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano" in Dominican Republic. Written in Spanish and English.

Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia [0031-1049 (PRINT) / 1807-0205 (ONLINE)]

Published by Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil. Written in Spanish, English and Portuguese.

Open Veterinary Journal [2226-4485 (PRINT) / 2218-6050 (ONLINE)]

Published by Tripoli University in Libya.

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural [0717-6317 (ONLINE)]

Published by BMC in United Kingdom.

The European Zoological Journal [2475-0263 (ONLINE)]

Published by Taylor & Francis Group in United Kingdom.

Travaux du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle “Grigore Antipa” (Journal of “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History) [1223-2254 (PRINT) / 2247-0735 (ONLINE)]

Published by Pensoft Publishers in Bulgaria.

Vertebrate Anatomy, Morphology, Palaeontology [2292-1389 (ONLINE)]

Published by University of Alberta Libraries in Canada.

Veterinary and Animal Science [2451-943X (ONLINE)]

Published by Elsevier in Netherlands.

Web Ecology [2193-3081 (PRINT) / 1399-1183 (ONLINE)]

Published by Copernicus Publications in Germany.

Wildlife Biology [0909-6396 (PRINT) / 1903-220X (ONLINE)]

Published by BioOne in Sweden.

Zoodiversity: Journal of Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology [2707-725X (PRINT) / 2707-7268 (ONLINE)]

Published by Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" in Ukraine.

ZooKeys [1313-2989 (PRINT) / 1313-2970 (ONLINE)]

Published by Pensoft Publishers in Bulgaria.

ZooNotes [1313-9916 (ONLINE)]

Published by Plovdiv University in Bulgaria. Written in Bulgarian and English.

Zoologia (Curitiba) [1984-4689 (ONLINE)]

Published by Pensoft Publishers in Bulgaria.

Zoological Letters [2056-306X (ONLINE)]

Published by BMC in United Kingdom.

Zoological Research [2095-8137 (ONLINE)]

Published by Science Press, PR China in China.