Journals
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Zootaxa
A mega-journal for zoological taxonomists in the world
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Phytotaxa
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Alytes
Alytes is an international peer-reviewed journal published since 1982 by the International Society for the Study and Conservation of Amphibians (ISSCA), based at the Paris National Museum of Natural History (MNHN). It is devoted to many aspects of batrachology, especially systematics, evolution, ecology and conservation.
Alytes publishes high-quality original research articles, short communications, literature reviews and perspectives, with a new editorial team and refreshed publication format since 2023. Articles are made available in open-access shortly after acceptance and are regrouped in issues printed once a year and distributed to ISCCA members. A modest article processing charge applies. More details here.
Alytes aims to become indexed by the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) in the near future.
Manuscripts can be submitted from the Submission page after registering to the Biotaxa platform. Please contact us (Christophe.Dufresnes@hotmail.fr) in case of any issues.
Print ISSN: 0753-4973
Online ISSN: 2999-9162
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Fossil Imprint
Fossil Imprint (formerly Acta Musei Nationalis Pragae, Series B – Historia Naturalis) is an international, open access journal, publishing original papers and reviews of any length from all areas of paleontology and related disciplines, such as palaeoanthropology, biostratigraphy, palynology, and archaeobotany/zoology. All taxonomic groups are treated, including plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, microfossils, and ichnofossils, with a special emphasis on terrestrial and post-Palaeozoic marine biota. We encourage the publication of international meetings as well as special thematic issues. The aim of the journal is to spread the scientific knowledge with no restrictions, and to allow access to it to any interested person. Each article includes information about the date of receiving, accepting and issue. The latter is the date, when the article is published on journal’s web-site (fi.nm.cz) in final and unchangeable form.
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Amurian Zoological Journal
The Amurian Zoological Journal (eISSN 2686-9519, alternative titles AZJ, Amurskii Zoologicheskii Zhurnal) is wide in scope and welcomes contributions in a range of current topics in zoological research, with a special focus on contributions in systematics, taxonomy, and faunistics. So far, it has published over 300 nomenclatural acts as well as numerous descriptions of new taxa and ichnotaxa. It also features large taxonomic works including those with the focus on the world fauna. The contributions are submitted in either Russian or English. All research papers are peer-reviewed.
The descriptions of new taxa are indexed in Zoological Record, an international database of zoological and animal science literature, as well as on Zoobank. Web of Science Master Journal List features the Journal under the title Amurskii Zoologicheskii Zhurnal. The journal is also indexed in DOAJ, RSCI.
If you plan to submit a paper, please click HERE.
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Asian Journal of Conservation Biology
Asian Journal of Conservation Biology (AJCB) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal of conservation biology, dedicated to provide a reliable source of information concerning the biodiversity conservation, natural resources management, sustainable development, legal status, survival prospects of all wildlife and would prefer conservation issues related to Asian biodiversity.
Scopus Coverage: 2017-Present
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Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution
Bryophyte Diversity and Evolution is an international research journal of the International Association of Bryologists (IAB). BDE publishes review articles and original contributions on the diversity and biology of bryophytes (i.e., liverworts, mosses and hornworts), including bryophyte chemistry, Conservation, ecology, genetics, genomics, ontogeny, mutualism, phylogeography, physiology, and systematics. All contributions are peer-reviewed.
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Bionomina
International journal of biological nomenclature and terminology -
Bulletin of Phylogenetic Nomenclature
The Bulletin of Phylogenetic Nomenclature is a peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Phylogenetic Nomenclature (ISPN) that aims to publish articles essential to the operation of the International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature (ICPN) but which might not be appropriate for publication in other journals.
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Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature is the official journal of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). All Bulletin content until 2007 (volume 64) is available at no cost on the Biodiversity Heritage Library http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/51603). Institutions with access to BioOne Complete (https://bioone.org/journals/the-bulletin-ofzoological-
nomenclature) have access to Bulletin content from 2008 (volume 65) onwards. As of 2022, Bulletin content from 2006 (volume 65) onwards are available open access on Biotaxa (https://www.biotaxa.org/bzn/index). -
Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society
Bulletin of the Russian Far East Malacological Society is the journal publishing original scientific papers in the field of systematics, faunistics, morphology, ecology, biogeography, and faunal history of marine, fresh, and fossil mollusks, book reviews, information on active and gone members of RFEMS, current bibliography of the RFEMS members, announcements about forthcoming and carried out malacological conferences and meetings, and other information being of interest of malacologists. All information may be published both in Russian and English.
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Journal of the International Heteropterists' Society
The Journal of the International Heteropterists’ Society (JIHS) publishes manuscripts of high scientific quality on heteropteran systematics, taxonomy, morphology, biodiversity, biogeography, natural history, and conservation biology
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Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification
The CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ARTHROPOD IDENTIFICATION is a web-based journal devoted to the publication of works that contribute significantly to the recognition and documentation of Canada's arthropod fauna.
View full journal website & interactive digital identification resources at the Canadian Journal Of Arthropod Identification's homepage.
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Check List
Check List is a peer-reviewed online journal, devoted to publishing biodiversity data related to species' geographic distribution. Thus, our primary mission is to fill the so-called Wallacean shortfall (Lomolino 2004) and to improve our knowledge of how life is distributed on the planet in order to better preserve it. The journal was created from the need publish basic data on species distribution of any taxon in a timely and open manner, which are often neglected by traditional journals.
We have signed Pensoft, the biggest biodiversity publisher in the world. If you plan to submit a manuscript, please click HERE.
For more information on the agreement with Pensoft, click here.We are indexed in DOAJ, Scopus, Zoological Abstracts, EBSCO Host, and Index Copernicus. We are also a member journal of the Brazilian Association of Science Editors (ABEC) and of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Check List is also a signer of the Boichout Declaration.
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Ecologica Montenegrina
Ecologica Montenegrina is a fast-track and interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal. The papers are in the fields of systematics, biogeography, landscape and biodiversity conservation, fundamental and applied ecology and environmental monitoring. Ecologica Montenegrina is indexed in Scopus, and DOAJ. It is archived in Biotaxa. Scopus CiteScore 2024: 2.1
CiteScoreTracker 2025: 2.5 (updated monthly)
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FishTaxa
E-ISSN: 2458-942X
FishTaxa is a peer-reviewed international journal to support free exchange of ideas and information in systematics, phylogeny and biogeography of fishes with a preference for large taxonomic works such as monographs, revisions and checklists.
FishTaxa considers papers on all freshwater and marine fishes both living and fossil, and especially encourages descriptions of new fish taxa. All types of papers are considered, including theories and methods of systematics and phylogeny, taxonomic monographs, revisions and reviews, catalogues/checklists, biographies and bibliographies, identification guides, analysis of characters, phylogenetic relationships and zoogeographical patterns of distribution, descriptions of taxa, and nomenclature.
FishTaxa publishes original research articles, high quality reviews and technical notes/short communication covering all aspects of fish systematics.
The members of the FishTaxa scientific board are from well-known universities and research institutes to ensure high-quality publications. Manuscripts are processed using an online system, ensuring efficient and timely evaluations.
Scopes of FishTaxa includes:
Biology, systematic ichthyology, phylogeny and biogeography of fishes both freshwater and marine (living and fossil fishes)
- Taxonomic monographs, revisions and reviews, catalogues/checklists
- Descriptions of taxa, and nomenclature
- Systematics and phylogeny
- Biodiversity
- Biogeography/phylogeography
- Population genetics
- Invasive species
- Morphology and osteology
Open access
Once submission of the manuscript, the author will be informed by the editorial team regarding its standing as soon as possible and the paper will be published immediately after acceptance and proof confirmation.
All articles published by FishTaxa are freely accessible online immediately upon publication. There is no page charge for publishing in FishTaxa.
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European Journal of Entomology
PLEASE NOTE: The European Journal of Entomology Biotaxa site serves for archiving, the journal's homepage is at https://www.eje.cz
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Herpetology Notes
Herpetology Notes has moved!
Please find us to submit your manuscripts at herpetologynotes.org. Back issues will become available there as well over the next several months. In the meantime, continue downloading them from here.
Regards,
The Herpetology Notes Editorial Team
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Journal of Caribbean Ornithology
Journal of Caribbean Ornithology (JCO) is a refereed scientific journal, produced by the non-profit society BirdsCaribbean.
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Journal of Insect Biodiversity
Journal of Insect Biodiversity (JIB) is an international, peer reviewed scientific journal. The Journal of Insect Biodiversity is dedicated to publishing high quality novel scientific data on insect biodiversity. Aims of this journal are to share and disseminate novel scientific information on the discovery, description and conservation of insect diversity. -
Folia Parasitologica
Folia Parasitologica was founded in 1954 as a national parasitological yearbook entitled “Československá parasitologie” that published articles in Czech. In 1966 it started to appear under its present name and to publish articles quarterly, in English. In the 1990s, Folia Parasitologica transformed from the periodical of still rather a local impact into a truly international journal. It is covered by most major abstracting and indexing services (ISI Web of Knowledge, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, MEDLINE, etc.).
Folia Parasitologica publishes original research articles, research notes and review articles. The subject scope covers all branches of animal parasitology, including morphology, taxonomy, biology, ecology, biochemistry, physiology, immunology and molecular biology of parasites, host-parasite relationships and parasite evolution. All submissions complying with this description will be given a prompt, critical and unbiased evaluation.
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Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
Abbreviated title: J. Insect Biodivers. Syst.
EISSN: 2423-8112
Owner: Entomological Society of Iran
Publisher: Tarbiat Modares University
Publication Period: QuarterlyJournal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics is an international peer-reviewed journal accepting original articles and reviews dealing with insects and other arthropod's diversity and systematics, both extant and extinct taxa. The scope of articles that we publish includes but is not limited to taxonomic revisions, catalogues, monographs, nomenclatural notes, descriptions of the new taxa, applications of biology and anatomy in taxonomy, biodiversity, historical biogeography, phylogeny, evolution, Paleontology, theoretical methodology in systematics, biogeographical distributional patterns as well as regional checklists. The accepted submissions are not restricted to any geographical region, and we consider papers in the mentioned areas from all parts of the world. Extensive faunistic revisions on a specific arthropod group throughout a country or wider biogeographical region are highly encouraged. Manuscripts that are solely of local interest, like short checklists, local faunistic studies, and occasional species records, will not be considered for publication. Country species records that are sufficiently numerous and that are well-supported by a taxonomic and biogeographical background, particularly those related to species of economic importance, may be considered for publication after peer review.
Author Guidelines | Reference Style Guide
Follow us on X (Twitter)Article Processing Charge (APC) — The Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics does not charge any fees for the submission, processing, review, or publication of articles. Furthermore, the Journal operates under a full Open Access (OA) model, ensuring that all issues since 2015 are freely accessible online without any subscription or cost.
Publishing Ethics - The Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and adheres to the highest ethical standards in line with established regulations. The journal is committed to thoroughly investigating any allegations of misconduct to uphold research integrity. All submissions will be screened using Plagiarism Detection Software. Read more...JIBS is indexed in Web of Science (ESCI; BIOSIS Previews; Zoological Record; Biological Abstracts), Scopus, DOAJ, CAB Abstracts, AGRIS, DOAJ, CiteFactor, CrossRef, EuroPub, EBSCO, Google Scholar, JURN, LinkedIn, MIAR, ROAD, ScienceGate, ScienceOpen, Scilit, Semantic Scholar, ZDB Catalogue, Zoobank and Archived in ISC; SID; Magiran; ScholarArchive; Zenodo; Biotaxa.
|C|O|P|E| more items The manuscript should be submitted via the Online Submission System after registration.
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Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences
Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences is a peer-reviewed international journal, which publishes original articles that cover all aspects of biological sciences, i.e. systematics, evolution, biogeography, ecology, behavior, conservation, physiology, biochemistry, biophysics, cellular and developmental biology, genetics and molecular biology etc.
In addition, review-type articles, notes from the field, short communications, anniversary notes, book reviews and reports of scientific meetings are also welcome. There are no restrictions on author and geographic region. Papers are published Online First as they are accepted. Online First publishes accepted articles in electronic form prior to their appearance in the print version of the journal, eliminating the delay necessary for the completion of an entire issue. Two print issues of the journal is published per year, containing all online publications from the preceding year.
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Holotipus
HOLOTIPUS is an imprint committed to the publication of an online magazine and an editorial line such as books and special issues. Holotipus is aimed at technical and “contamination” publications, both sharing a focus on Science. It combines Taxonomic Science and Art/Design, a theoretical paradigm which involves Philosophy, Literature, Anthropology and all Visual Studies. Editors, Editors-in-Chief and Editorial Board members are selected by many academic fields to better face the contemporary challenges such as Coloniality, Feminism and Geopolitics in Science. Holotipus is a Catalan word, and is not a typo of Holotipos. Both share the same meaning but the first former gave us the chance to wield a clear mission: talking about a multiculturalism and anti-colonialist approach, i.e. restarting from the origins.
HOLOTIPUS journal of zoology, systematics and taxonomy is published exclusively online, open access; the journal follows a continuous publication model, with the online issuing of an annual volume, divided into two parts, each year. The journal publishes articles and editorials about alpha taxonomy, biodiversity, ecology, ethology, phylogenetic and cladistics studies, among others. All works are released in diamond open access, under the Creative Commons International license, without fees for authors or readers. All published articles are archived on LOCKSS, Biotaxa and Zenodo. This promotes their long-term storage.
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New Zealand Entomologist
Journal of the Entomological Society of New Zealand
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Revista Chilena de Entomología
The Revista Chilena de Entomología (RCE) born in 1951 as an official publication of the Sociedad Chilena de Entomología (responsible entity). RCE is a bilingual journal (Spanish and English) with a quarterly frequency, open to anyone, regardless of their membership status, and published only in electronic version.
Our main objectives are to promote research in the field of entomology and disseminate its results openly to all scientific community.
The papers published in the RCE are subject to evaluation by peer experts (minimum two) in each subject, using the single-blind method.
All manuscripts considered for publication will be sent to external reviewers, except those expressly requested by the Editorial Board of the journal (e.g., Letters to the Editor, Obituaries, Book Reviewer, etc.).
Thematic area: The RCE is the only publication in Chile that addresses purely entomological issues. Collaborations for RCE must correspond to original and unpublished research on insects, myriapods, and arachnids, in any of their specialties, aspects, or relationships.
Geographic scope: Principally Chile and the Neotropical and Nearctic regions.
Periodicity: Quarterly, a volume with four issues, published on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.
The contents of RCE are indexed in: Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA); BIOSIS Previews; CAB Abstracts; Zoological Record; Clarivate Analytics; Latindex-Catalog; Latindex-Directory; MIAR; WorldCat; EuroPub; DOAJ and SciELO Chile.
Author Guidelines 2024: https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/about/submissions
As of the year 2024, all authors must have an updated ORCID record showing their current affiliation, academic history, and scientific trajectory (publications). The registration number without information will not be accepted. Authors can register for free at: https://orcid.org/
Starting in 2024, all manuscripts must include the CRediT author declaration detailed in the Author Guidelines: https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/about/submissions.
Starting in 2024, authors who submit manuscripts to the RCE must make transparent the use of Artificial Intelligence tools in their preparation. See Author Guidelines: https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/about/submissions.
Manuscripts that do not include this declaration may not be received until this requirement is met.
Also see: https://credit.niso.org
Article/communication publication costs.
Starting in 2025, all research articles and brief communications will have a cost to be published in the Revista Chilena de Entomología for concepts of layout, XML Scielo markup, DOI registration, etc. Before submitting a manuscript, please ask the Editor what the approximate cost of the article/note will be. The total amount to be paid and the payment method will be informed in a timely manner by the editor before the article/communication is published.
WOS Journal Impact Factor (JIF) 2024: 0.3 Q4
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Persian Journal of Acarology
Persian Journal of Acarology (PJA) is an open-access, peer-reviewed international journal of the Acarological Society of Iran for publication of high-quality papers on any aspect of Acarology including mite and tick behavior, biochemistry, biology, control, ecology, evolution, morphology, physiology, systematics and taxonomy as well as tick-borne diseases. All manuscripts will be subjected to peer review before acceptance. Article submission, processing, and publication are free of charge (NO APC). The time for the review of a manuscript is 3 weeks. ESCI (Q3), IF (2024) = 0.8 and Scopus CiteScore 2024: 1.5.
Using the appropriate template file is mandatory. Please download them by clicking on the taxonomic, non-taxonomic articles or correspondences.
ISSN: 2251-8169
During 2025, Persian Journal of Acarology received 85 manuscripts, accepted 45 manuscripts, declined 35 manuscripts and published 42 manuscripts. Overall rejection rate is 45% (37% desk reject and 8% after review reject).
The PJA is supported spiritually by the Association of Iranian Plant Protection Scientific Societies (http://aippss.areeo.ac.ir/en-US/aippss.areeo.ac/30225/page/Home).
Ranking in Scimago database:
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Mesozoic
Mesozoic is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal, which publishes high quality, original research contributions as well as review papers. Papers are published in English and they cover a wide spectrum of topics in palaeoentomology, fossil terrestrial arthropods and amber research, i.e. systematic palaeontology, morphology, diversity, palaeogeography, palaeoecology, palaeobehavior, evolutionary and phylogenetic studies on fossil insects and terrestrial arthropods, biostratigraphy, taphonomy, and amber (deposits, inclusions, geochemistry, curation). Descriptions of new methods (analytical, instrumental or numerical) should be relevant to the broad scope of the journal.
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Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal
Ruthenica, Russian Malacological Journal [ISSN 2307-7336 (Online), ISSN 0136-0027 (Print)] is published since 1991, presently by A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of RAS and accepts articles dedicated to all aspects of malacology (with preference to taxonomy, phylogeny, morphology and ecology) in English or Russian. Since 2018 it is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. Paper copies are printed once a year. Ruthenica is indexed in Zoological Record, Scopus, Russian Index of Scientific citation and other databases.
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Palaeoentomology
Palaeoentomology is the official journal of the International Palaeoentomological Society. It is an international peer-reviewed scientific journal, which publishes high quality, original research contributions as well as review papers. Papers are published in English, covering a wide spectrum of topics in palaeoentomology, fossil terrestrial arthropods and amber research, i.e. systematic palaeontology, morphology, diversity, palaeogeography, palaeoecology, palaeobehaviour, evolutionary and phylogenetic studies on fossil insects and terrestrial arthropods, biostratigraphy, taphonomy, and amber (deposits, inclusions, geochemistry, curation). Descriptions of new methods (analytical, instrumental or numerical) should be relevant to the broad scope of the journal. -
Systematic and Applied Acarology Special Publications
This is a rapid open-access journal for papers and monographs on any aspects of mites and ticks.
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Revista gaditana de Entomología
La Revista gaditana de Entomología publica artículos científicos originales que traten sobre cualquier aspecto de la Entomología, especialmente en el área paleartica occidental. -
Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina
Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina (Rev. Soc. Entomol. Arg.) is a quarterly, on line publication, published by the Sociedad Entomológica Argentina. RSEA publishes papers in English (strongly recommended) and Spanish, on entomology (hexapods, but also myriapods and arachnids) in any of their aspects (biology, systematics, ecology, biogeography, cytogenetics, behavior, agricultural plagues, pathologies, etc.) and which entail an original contribution.
Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina have no costs for authors (as long as one of the authors is an active member of SEA) and provides free access to their articles to the scientific community.
UPDATED (APRIL 2025) AUTHOR GUIDELINES AVAILABLE HERE
Multimedia information (statitistics, tutorial, editors, etc.) available here.
Indexation. RSEA is part of the Núcleo Básico de Revistas Argentinas (CONICET), SCIELO Argentina, SCOPUS, Biodiversity Journals Portal, Redalyc and DOAJ. Its contents are indexed in Abstracts of Entomology; Biocontrol News and Information; Biological Abstract; Biosis Previews; CAB Abstracts; Clarivate Analytics; Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences; Dimensions; Entomology Abstract; EuroPub; Latindex-Catálogo; Latindex-Directorio; Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico (REDIB); Review of Agricultural Entomology; Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology; Science Citation Index Expanded; Veterinary Bulletin y Zoological Record.
Since 2020 our contents are indexed in SCOPUS
ISSN 0373-5680
eISSN 1851-7471
Impact factors (2021):
InCites Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics): 0.5
Scimago Journal Rank: 0.281 (Q3)
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Systematic and Applied Acarology
2023 Journal Impact Factor is 1.3 (Q2 of 109 entomology journals in JCR June 2024 edition)
Based on SJR, Systematic and Applied Acarology is ranked in Q1 in Insect Science.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof Zhi-Qiang Zhang
