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International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0964-8305eISSN1879-0208

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.

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📊 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

0.876

H-Indexi

159

SNIPi

1.088

Total Worksi

5,378

Total Citationsi

202,364

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation publishes original research papers and reviews on the biological causes of deterioration or degradation. The journal addresses concerns in environmental chemistry intertwined with disciplines such as contamination, bioremediation, environmental remediation, microorganisms, and soil water.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,378

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

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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?

0964-8305 / 1879-0208

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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

194

6.3k

2019

164

4.1k

2020

119

2.9k

2021

123

1.9k

2022

1.4k

2023

196

1.6k

2024

216

669

2025

126

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.

BiomaterialsQ2

MicrobiologyQ2

Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalBiomaterialsMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactantsBuilding materials and conservationWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen RemovalEnzyme-mediated dye degradationMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Frequently asked questions about International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Is International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation: 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 International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation?

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation 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 3.72.

Is International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.