title: Launch of Zoological Letters.
abstract: A new open-access journal, Zoological Letters, was launched as a sister journal to Zoological Science, in January 2015. The new journal aims at publishing topical papers of high quality from a wide range of basic zoological research fields. This review highlights the notable reviews and research articles that have been published in the first year of Zoological Letters, providing an overview on the current achievements and future directions of the journal.
authors: 1 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8566, Japan.
authors: Takema
authors: T
authors: Fukatsu
authors: 2 Laboratory for Evolutionary Morphology, RIKEN, Kobe 650-0047, Japan.
authors: Shigeru
authors: S
authors: Kuratani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020407:Internet; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing; D012106:Research; D015046:Zoology
keywords: animals; evolution; journal; publishing; zoology