Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae publishes original works in the fields of animal taxonomy and systematics, zoogeography, animal ecology and behaviour, population biology, biodiversity studies and nature conservation problems of international interest. Short communications, checklists, catalogues or new species records for a given region are not in the focus of the scope of the journal. Manuscript turnaround times in this journal are rapid (the average time from submission to publishing is 8.4 months based on the last two years’ data). Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae is published quarterly in four issues in February, May, August, and November.