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Systematic Biology

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1063-5157eISSN1076-836X

SJR Q1✓ 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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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

3.343

H-Indexi

280

SNIPi

2.033

Total Worksi

5,012

Total Citationsi

481,692

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Evolutionary Biology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive

Total Publications5,012

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1063-5157 / 1076-836X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

4.9k

2019

103

4.8k

2020

101

4.1k

2021

2.3k

2022

1.6k

2023

979

2024

372

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

GeneticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Evolutionary Biology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genetic diversity and population structureGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPlant and animal studiesSpecies Distribution and Climate Change

Frequently asked questions about Systematic Biology

Is Systematic Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Systematic Biology: 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 Systematic Biology?

Systematic Biology 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 5.00.

Is Systematic Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Systematic Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Systematic Biology?