The Journal of Zoology is a scientific journal

Scientific journal

In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...

 concerning zoology

Zoology

Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...

, the study of animals. It was founded in 1830 by the Zoological Society of London

Zoological Society of London

The Zoological Society of London is a charity devoted to the worldwide conservation of animals and their habitats...

 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell. It carries original research papers, which are targeted towards general readers. Some of the articles are available via open access, depending on the author's wishes.

From around 1833, it was known as the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . From 1965 to 1984, it was known as the Journal of Zoology: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London .

External links

• BHL Digitised Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833 (Part 1) - 1922
• Illustrations of plates from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London