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Bioresource Technology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0960-8524eISSN1873-2976
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ 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
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
1.983
H-Indexi
431
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
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.

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General Information

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

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0960-8524 / 1873-2976
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
1.7k
122k
2019
1.7k
114k
2020
1.9k
103k
2021
1.7k
70k
2022
1.5k
40k
2023
1.6k
21k
2024
1.7k
7.7k
2025
1.3k
474
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.

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — 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 — 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 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 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref