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Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1996

ISSN0949-8257eISSN1432-1327

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.525

H-Indexi

122

SNIPi

0.637

Total Worksi

3,098

Total Citationsi

104,997

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry is a peer-reviewed journal promoting the field of biological inorganic chemistry internationally. Provides insight into systems of metals in biology at biochemical, molecular, and cellular levels. Publishes original articles, mini-reviews, reports, and commentaries on debated issues. Offers optional Gold Open Access through Springer Open Choice.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

FrequencyEight No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive

Total Publications3,098

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0949-8257 / 1432-1327

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

115

3.4k

2019

1.5k

2020

1.1k

2021

753

2022

456

2023

307

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.

Inorganic ChemistryQ2

BiochemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyChemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryInorganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metal complexes synthesis and propertiesMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteinsTrace Elements in HealthPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry

Is Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry: 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 Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry?

Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 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 2.76.

Is Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.