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Bioresource Technology

Elsevier Ltd Β· United Kingdom

ISSN0960-8524eISSN1873-2976
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SCIEβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.983
H-Indexi
431
SNIPi
1.777
Total Worksi
34,685
Total Citationsi
2,457,007
2yr Mean Citednessi
6.03
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
99
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Bioresource Technology publishes original articles, review articles, case studies and short communications on the fundamentals, applications and management of bioresource technology. The scope encompasses the development, optimization, integration, and systems analysis of biological, biochemical, thermochemical, and hybrid processes associated with bioresource utilization, including biomass, biological waste treatment, bioenergy, biotransformations and bioresource systems.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
FrequencyTwenty Four Issues A Year, 2009-
StatusActive
Total Publications34,685
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
⚑ Hybrid journal β€” subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ltd
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0960-8524 / 1873-2976
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
1.7k
124k
2019
1.7k
116k
2020
1.9k
106k
2021
1.7k
73k
2022
1.5k
42k
2023
1.6k
23k
2024
1.7k
9.5k
2025
1.7k
1.1k
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

BioengineeringQ1
Environmental EngineeringQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ1
Waste Management and DisposalQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agricultural EngineeringBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyEnergy & Fuels

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalBioengineeringEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionAlgal biology and biofuel production

Frequently asked questions about Bioresource Technology

Is Bioresource Technology a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Bioresource Technology?

Bioresource Technology 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 6.03.

Is Bioresource Technology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bioresource Technology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref