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Journal of Biogeography

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1974

ISSN1365-2699

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.357

H-Indexi

227

SNIPi

1.348

Total Worksi

7,620

Total Citationsi

393,135

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Geography, Physical; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1974

FrequencyMonthly, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,620

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1365-2699

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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?

N/A

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

295

9.7k

2019

258

2020

245

4.2k

2021

245

3.8k

2022

236

2.4k

2023

225

1.1k

2024

272

500

2025

220

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.

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyGeography, Physical

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeGenetic diversity and population structurePlant and animal studiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchPlant Diversity and EvolutionAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesAmphibian and Reptile Biology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biogeography

Is Journal of Biogeography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Biogeography: 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 Journal of Biogeography?

Journal of Biogeography 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 1.96.

Is Journal of Biogeography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Biogeography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Biogeography?