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Journal of Biosocial Science

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0021-9320eISSN1469-7599

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.47

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.762

Total Worksi

4,013

Total Citationsi

60,422

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Biosocial Science is a leading international journal publishing original research and scholarly reviews on the interactions between biological and social factors in human populations. It covers a wide range of topics, including demography, epidemiology, genetics, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and public health. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary understanding and promote evidence-based policy and practice.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,013

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-9320 / 1469-7599

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.4k

2019

1.1k

2020

659

2021

345

2022

188

2023

127

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

DemographySocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessFamily Dynamics and Relationships

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biosocial Science

Is Journal of Biosocial Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Biosocial Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Biosocial Science?

Journal of Biosocial Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.59.

Is Journal of Biosocial Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Biosocial Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.