Zoologica Scripta發(fā)表動物系統(tǒng)學(xué)和系統(tǒng)發(fā)育方面的論文，即研究類群之間的進(jìn)化關(guān)系，以及生物多樣性的起源和進(jìn)化。如果將研究結(jié)果置于更廣泛的系統(tǒng)發(fā)育/系統(tǒng)/進(jìn)化背景中，論文還可以處理生態(tài)相互作用和地理分布(系統(tǒng)地理學(xué))。Zoologica Scripta鼓勵開發(fā)用于系統(tǒng)發(fā)育推斷和生物命名/分類所有方面的方法的論文。發(fā)表在《動物學(xué)手稿》上的文章必須是原創(chuàng)的，并且必須是對系統(tǒng)學(xué)和系統(tǒng)學(xué)有廣泛興趣的理論或?qū)嵶C研究。純粹的分類學(xué)論文，如物種描述沒有放在更廣泛的系統(tǒng)/系統(tǒng)發(fā)生的背景下，將不予考慮。給編輯的信可以處理有爭議的話題，或建議，系統(tǒng)學(xué)家和進(jìn)化生物學(xué)家感興趣的一般。信函可以單獨(dú)呈現(xiàn)，也可以作為持相反意見的作者之間的觀點(diǎn)/對位討論。如果被認(rèn)為對上述定義的范圍和出版概況缺乏足夠的關(guān)注，或者被認(rèn)為對系統(tǒng)學(xué)和系統(tǒng)學(xué)的廣大讀者興趣有限，編輯可能不經(jīng)審查就提前歸還稿件。接受發(fā)表的論文取決于論文的優(yōu)劣，這是基于同行評審的結(jié)果。

Zoologica Scripta publishes papers in animal systematics and phylogeny, i.e. studies of evolutionary relationships among taxa, and the origin and evolution of biological diversity. Papers can also deal with ecological interactions and geographic distributions (phylogeography) if the results are placed in a wider phylogenetic/systematic/evolutionary context. Zoologica Scripta encourages papers on the development of methods for all aspects of phylogenetic inference and biological nomenclature/classification.Articles published in Zoologica Scripta must be original and present either theoretical or empirical studies of interest to a broad audience in systematics and phylogeny. Purely taxonomic papers, like species descriptions without being placed in a wider systematic/phylogenetic context, will not be considered. Letters to the editor can address controversial topics, or suggestions, of interest to systematists and evolutionary biologists in general. Letters may be presented either individually or as point/counterpoint discussions between authors with opposing views.Manuscripts may be returned upfront by the editors without review if considered to lack sufficient focus on the scope and publication profile as defined above, or being viewed as of limited interest to a broad audience in systematics and phylogeny. Acceptance of papers for publication depends on merit as judged on the basis of peer reviews.