自1920年定期出版以来，《动物学学报》一直保持着在动物组织、发育、结构和功能领域的世界领先地位。每一期都刊登世界范围内动物学家和生理学家对动物结构(从细胞到有机体)和发育领域感兴趣的原创研究，重点放在功能、比较和系统发育方面。偶尔也会发表评论文章，以及书评。
Published regularly since 1920, Acta Zoologica has retained its position as one of the world's leading journals in the field of animal organization, development, structure and function. Each issue publishes original research of interest to zoologists and physiologists worldwide, in the field of animal structure (from the cellular to the organismic level) and development with emphasis on functional, comparative and phylogenetic aspects. Occasional review articles are also published, as well as book reviews.