BioCycle

JG Press Inc. · United States

ISSN0276-5055

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.1

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

768

Total Citationsi

4,635

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

BioCycle is a journal focused on composting, organics recycling, anaerobic digestion and biogas, end product markets, policies and regulations, and community outreach and education.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications768

Publisher OrgJG Press Inc.

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

JG Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0276-5055

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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

174

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2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

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.

Soil ScienceQ4

Waste Management and DisposalQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalSoil Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Municipal Solid Waste ManagementComposting and Vermicomposting TechniquesAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesFood Waste Reduction and SustainabilityMagnetic confinement fusion researchForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementBioeconomy and Sustainability DevelopmentBiofuel production and bioconversionPhosphorus and nutrient management

Frequently asked questions about BioCycle

Is BioCycle a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BioCycle: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 BioCycle?

BioCycle is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.1.

Is BioCycle indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BioCycle is indexed in Scopus.