Discipline Zoology Publication history 1928-present | Language English Frequency Bimonthly | |
Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Physiol. Biochem. Zool. Publisher University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (United States) | ||
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Traditionally, it has covered research on the biochemistry, physiology, and genetics of animals. A recent editorial change has expanded the scope to include life-history traits, comparative biomechanics, and behavioral endocrinology, as well as a wider range of paper categories, including those related to educational outreach. The current editor-in-chief is Theodore Garland, Jr. (University of California, Riverside). Previous Editors include Clifford Ladd Prosser. The journal was established in 1928 as Physiological Zoology, obtaining its current name in 1999. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 2.398.