The Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research (JZSER) is a peer-reviewed, international forum for publication of high-quality research on systematic zoology and evolutionary biology. The aim of the journal is to provoke a synthesis of results from morphology, physiology, animal geography, ecology, ethology, evolutionary genetics, population genetics, developmental biology and molecular biology. Besides empirical papers, theoretical contributions and review articles are welcome. Purely taxonomic and predominantly cytogenetic manuscripts will not be accepted except in rare cases, and then only at the Editors-in-Chief's discretion. Only papers in English language are accepted.

The following aspects are relevant for the editors´ decision whether a manuscript should be considered for publication in JZSER: 
Is the study of supra-regional relevance (in case of phylogeographic studies) and/or is it of broad systematic relevance? Does the study address a hot topic, is it cutting edge or controversial? Does it cover a taxonomic group comprehensively? Does the manuscript provide an example of a general biological principle and/or extends this principle or provides a new "twist" to it? Does the study use a modern set of methods to illuminate a biological problem and / or is the set of molecular genetic markers used sufficient to allow the conclusions drawn? Is the manuscript well written with an acceptable level of English and are figures and tables carefully prepared (also regarding readability) illustrating the relevant results in a clear and comprehensive way? Are the hypotheses well presented and the results discussed in an evolutionary sense? Not all of these criteria have to be fulfilled, but they help the editors to select papers that presumably will be of interest for a broad readership.
 

Editors
PD. Dr. Elisabeth Haring (Editor-in-Chief)
Natural History Museum Vienna
Central Research Laboratories
Vienna, Austria
E-mail: elisabeth.haring@nhm-wien.ac.at
Dr. Alexander Blanke
Institute of Zoology
University of Cologne
Cologne, Germany
Dr. Barna Páll-Gergely
Centre for Agricultural Research
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Budapest, Hungary
Dr. Stephan Koblmüller
Karl-Franzens-University Graz
Institute of Zoology
Graz, Austria
PD. Dr. Thomas Stach
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 
Institut für Biologie
AG Vergleichende Zoologie
Berlin, Germany
Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. Lutz Bachmann
University of Oslo
Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden
Section Zoology
Oslo, Norway
Prof. Dr. Rolf Beutel
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Institute of Systematic Zoology and Evolutionary
Biology with Phyletic Museum
Jena, Germany
Dr. Andrea Cardini
Universitá di Modena
Animal Biology
Modena, Italy
Dr. Leonardo Dapporto
Universita di Firenze
Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Leo Pardi
Firenze, Italy
Dr. Greg Edgecombe
Natural History Museum
Earth Sciences Department
ES Invertebrates and Plants Division
London, UK
Dr. Frank Friedrich
Hamburg University
Biocenter Grindel & Zoological Museum
Hamburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Gonzalo Giribet
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Cambridge, USA
Prof. Dr. Alexander Haas
University of Hamburg
Biocenter Grindel and Zoological Museum
Hamburg, Germany
Dr. Albrecht Manegold
Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe, Germany
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Meier
National University of Singapore
Department of Biological Sciences
Singapore
Dr. Mihaela Pavlicev
UC Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Perinatal Institute
Cincinnati, OH, USA
Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Pinsker
Natural History Museum Vienna
Central Research Laboratories
Vienna, Austria
Dr. Lukas Rüber
Natural History Museum Bern
Department of Vertebrate Animals
Bern, Switzerland
Dr. Stefan Schlager
Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
Faculty of Medicine
Freiburg, Germany
Prof. Dr. Martin Schlegel
Universität Leipzig
Biologie II
Leipzig, Germany
Dr. Manuel Schweizer
Natural History Museum Bern
Department of Vertebrate Animals
Bern, Switzerland
Dr. Martin Schwentner
Kiel University
Zoological Institute and Museum
Kiel, Germany
Prof. Dr. Christian Sturmbauer
Karl-Franzens Universität Graz
Institut für Zoologie
Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr. Alfried P. Vogler
Imperial College London
Department of Biological Sciences
London, UK
Book Reviews Editor
PD. Dr. Elisabeth Haring
Natural History Museum Vienna
Central Research Laboratories
Vienna, Austria
E-mail: elisabeth.haring@nhm-wien.ac.at
Honorary Editors
Prof. Dr. Martin Fischer
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Institute of Systematic Zoology and Evolutionary Biology
Jena, Germany
Prof. Dr. Alessandro Minelli
University of Padova
Department of Biology
Padova, Italy
Prof. Dr. Olivier Rieppel
Field Musem of Natural History Chicago
Department of Geology
Chicago, USA
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Westheide
University of Osnabrück
Department of Zoology
Osnabrück, Germany