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Biodiversity Data Journal

Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria · Est. 1982

ISSN1314-2828

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.457

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.756

Total Worksi

2,313

Total Citationsi

15,042

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Biodiversity Data Journal (BDJ) is a unique journal that publishes data papers, which are short, peer-reviewed articles describing biodiversity data. BDJ aims to make data discoverable, accessible, and reusable by publishing them in a structured, machine-readable format. The journal covers all aspects of biodiversity, including taxonomy, ecology, biogeography, conservation, and evolution. BDJ is committed to the principles of open science and FAIR data.

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1982

Annual Volume~ 291 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,313

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pensoft Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1314-2828

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

100

1.2k

2019

203

2.4k

2020

269

1.6k

2021

244

1.1k

2022

254

974

2023

315

701

2024

303

224

2025

153

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Animal Science and ZoologyQ2

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Insect ScienceQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity Conservation

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Insect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Species Distribution and Climate ChangePlant and animal studiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenySpider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesForest Insect Ecology and ManagementInsect-Plant Interactions and Control

Frequently asked questions about Biodiversity Data Journal

Is Biodiversity Data Journal a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Biodiversity Data Journal?

Biodiversity Data Journal 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 1.09.

Is Biodiversity Data Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biodiversity Data Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.