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Option/Bio

Elsevier Masson s.r.l. · France

ISSN0992-5945

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.1

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

Total Worksi

5,548

Total Citationsi

437

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Option/Bio is a biweekly magazine focusing on news and articles related to clinical biology in Europe. It aims to provide objective information covering professional, medical, and practical aspects of the field for biologists.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionFrance

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 233 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,548

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Masson s.r.l.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0992-5945

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

236

2019

267

2020

255

2021

240

2022

230

2023

227

2024

243

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health, Medicine and SocietyHealthcare Systems and PracticesSocial Sciences and GovernanceSocial Policies and FamilyAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues

Frequently asked questions about Option/Bio

Is Option/Bio a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Option/Bio: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Option/Bio?

Option/Bio is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.1.

Is Option/Bio indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Option/Bio is indexed in Scopus.