International Journal of Molecular Zoology (ISSN 1927-534X) is an open access, peer reviewed journal published online by AnimalSciPublisher. The journal is publishing all the latest and outstanding research articles, letters and reviews in all aspects of molecular zoology, containing behavior, structure, evolution, classification, habits and distribution of animals, also including the relative fields on embryology, developmental biology, systematics, genetics and genomics, ecology, physiology, as well as biochemistry. Meanwhile we also publish the articles related to basic research, such as anatomy, morphology and taxonomy, which are fundamental to molecular technique’s innovation and development.

International Journal of Molecular Zoology (ISSN 1927-534X) is archived in Library and Archive Canada and deposited in CrossRef. The Journal has been indexed by ProQuest as well.

International Journal of Molecular Zoology (ISSN 1927-534X) is published online by the AnimalSciPublisher, an independent publishing platform in life science based British Columbia of Canada. The AnimalSciPublisher applies the Creative Commons Attribution License (CCAL) to all works published in this journal. Under the terms of CCAL, authors retain ownership of the copyright for their article and have granted to any third party to reuse, reprint, disseminate and unlimited download, provided the original authors and source are right cited. No permission is required from the authors or the publishers.
 

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AnimalSciPublisher recommends that journal operator covers the cost by collecting article processing charges (APCs) from authors and let the research results be freely accessed by readers and collected institutes. The standard article processing charges are recommended to be 1200 CAD per article. However，Authors from low-income countries and areas or having financial difficulties can apply for the discount for APC upon submission. If the authors are qualified for the fees to be waived they don’t necessarily pay the APC. We do not want fees to prevent the publication of worthy works.

Important announcement：The Executive Board of AnimalSciPublisher approved the exemption of Article Processing Cost for 2021. In order to support the development of this Journal, we encourage authors to donate voluntarily to the APC of this Journal. We appreciate your support.