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Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0305-1978eISSN1873-2925

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.363

H-Indexi

108

SNIPi

0.622

Total Worksi

6,883

Total Citationsi

131,967

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology is devoted to the publication of original papers and reviews in two subject areas: the application of biochemistry to problems relating to systematic biology of organisms (biochemical systematics), and the role of biochemistry in interactions between organisms.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 166 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,883

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0305-1978 / 1873-2925

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

129

1.2k

2019

176

1.8k

2020

128

959

2021

164

1.2k

2022

150

1.1k

2023

131

465

2024

216

285

2025

120

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.

BiochemistryQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyEcologyEvolutionary Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Phytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesNatural product bioactivities and synthesisGenetic diversity and population structureEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivitySesquiterpenes and Asteraceae Studies

Frequently asked questions about Biochemical Systematics and Ecology

Is Biochemical Systematics and Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biochemical Systematics and Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Biochemical Systematics and Ecology?

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 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 1.36.

Is Biochemical Systematics and Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.