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Biologicals

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1990

ISSN1095-8320

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.502

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.732

Total Worksi

2,310

Total Citationsi

39,686

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Pharmacology & Pharmacy; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Bioengineering; Biotechnology; Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,310

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-8320

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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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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?

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

1.1k

2019

775

2020

276

2021

223

2022

256

2023

224

2024

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ3

BioengineeringQ3

BiotechnologyQ3

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

PharmacologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyPharmacology & Pharmacy

Scopus Categories

PharmacologyBiotechnologyBioengineeringImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchVirus-based gene therapy researchViral Infections and Immunology ResearchViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBacterial Infections and VaccinesAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyProtein purification and stabilityDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Biologicals

Is Biologicals a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biologicals: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Biologicals?

Biologicals 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 2.42.

Is Biologicals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biologicals is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.