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Abstract Electrospun Mn1−xZnxMoO4 nanofibers (x = 2.5%, 5% and 10%), have been prepared by controlling the Zn concentration of a polymeric solution followed by calcination. The effects of Zn doping on structural, morphological, chemical characterization, and optical properties of the manganese molybdate nanofibers were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Energy dispersive analysis of X-rays (EDAX), BJH pore size and volume analysis, Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and Reflectance spectrum in the wave length range of 200–1200 nm. XRD studies revealed the diffraction peaks are mainly assigned to the orthorhombic structure of the MoO3 phase. The microstructural investigation of the calcinated nanofibers has been achieved from the size-strain plot (SSP) model using X-ray diffraction profile analysis. The SEM images exhibit Zn-doped manganese molybdate ceramic nanofibers with diameters ranged from 60 ± 10 to 90 ± 10 nm after calcination at 400 °C. The optical property of the prepared nanofibers was also proposed according to the Kramers-Kronig model.