《林奈学会动物学杂志》发表有关系统学和进化动物学、比较、功能和其他相关领域的研究论文。 包括对灭绝动物和现存动物的研究。 还发表评论； 这些评论可能是编辑委员会邀请的，但也可能考虑邀请外的评论。《林奈学会动物学杂志》在动物学家中具有较广泛的影响力，虽然狭义专业的论文并不被排除在外，但潜在作者应该记住读者群体的广泛性。

The Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society publishes papers on systematic and evolutionary zoology and comparative, functional and other studies where relevant to these areas. Studies of extinct as well as living animals are included. Reviews are also published; these may be invited by the Editorial Board, but uninvited reviews may also be considered. The Zoological Journal also has a wide circulation amongst zoologists and although narrowly specialized papers are not excluded, potential authors should bear that readership in mind.