@article{fdi:010082136,
  title = {{T}he role and impact of {Z}ootaxa in mammalogy in its first 20 years},
  author = {{C}ordeiro-{E}strela, {P}. and {F}eijo, {A}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe and {W}eksler, {M}. and {H}autier, {L}. and {V}elazco, {P}. {M}. and {T}eta, {P}. and {F}abre, {P}. {H}. and {V}eron, {G}. and {B}raun, {J}. {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{Z}ootaxa came as a new and innovative publication medium for taxonomy, amidst a scenario of devaluation of this important biological science. {A}fter 20 years, it has ascertained itself as one of the main journals in animal taxonomy. {H}owever, the contribution of the journal to the taxonomy of {M}ammalia (mammals), one of the most studied groups of animals with a long-standing, dedicated spectrum of specialized journals (mammalogy), could have been expected as minor. {A}ll the current and former editors of the {M}ammalia section of {Z}ootaxa analyzed the relative contribution of the journal to the description of new species of mammals since 2001. {W}e also analyzed the contribution of {Z}ootaxa by taxon, geographic origin of taxa, and geographic origin of first authors. {T}he taxonomic methodology of authors in species description is described as well as the temporal trends in publications and publication subjects. {W}e highlight the editors' picks and eventually, the challenges for the future. {W}e found that {Z}ootaxa has had a significant contribution to mammalogy, being the second journal (the first being {J}ournal of {M}ammalogy) in terms of number of new species described (76; 10.6% of the new mammalian species described between 2001 and 2020). {T}he majority of the new species were described following an integrative taxonomic approach with at least two sources of data (86%). {T}he analysis of published taxa, their geographic origin, and the country of origin of first authors shows a wide coverage and exhaustive representation, except for the species from the {N}earctic. {W}e conclude that {Z}ootaxa has likely responded to a repressed demand for an additional taxonomic journal in mammalogy, with as possible appeals the absence of publication fees and an established publication speed. {W}ith 246 articles published in the past 20 years, the {M}ammalia section of {Z}ootaxa embraces a large spectrum of systematic subjects going beyond alpha taxonomy. {T}he challenges for the future are to encourage publications of authors from the {A}frican continent, still poorly represented, and from the palaeontology community, as the journal has been open to palaeontology since its early days.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{Z}ootaxa},
  volume = {4979},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {70--94},
  ISSN = {1175-5326},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.11646/zootaxa.4979.1.10},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082136},
}