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Biology and Environment

Royal Irish Academy · Ireland

ISSN0791-7945eISSN2009-003X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.235

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.2

Total Worksi

1,060

Total Citationsi

5,713

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Environmental Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionIreland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,060

Publisher OrgRoyal Irish Academy

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Royal Irish Academy

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0791-7945 / 2009-003X

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

117

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEcology and biodiversity studiesPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology

Frequently asked questions about Biology and Environment

Is Biology and Environment a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biology and Environment: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Biology and Environment?

Biology and Environment 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 0.48.

Is Biology and Environment indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biology and Environment is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Biology and Environment?