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BioControl

Springer Nature · Netherlands · Est. 1956

ISSN1386-6141eISSN1573-8248

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 ↗

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📊 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

0.59

H-Indexi

102

SNIPi

0.789

Total Worksi

3,860

Total Citationsi

89,379

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BioControl is the official journal of the International Organization for Biological Control (IOBC), publishing original research in all areas of biological pest and disease control. Offers interdisciplinary papers with a global perspective on the use of biological control in integrated pest management systems. Exclusively publishes original basic and applied research in biological control of invertebrates, vertebrates, and weed pests, and plant diseases. Also includes forum papers, invited reviews, and Letters to the Editor.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1956

FrequencyBimonthly, 2002-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,860

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1386-6141 / 1573-8248

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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

1.1k

2019

1.2k

2020

700

2021

480

2022

556

2023

341

2024

150

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.

Insect ScienceQ1

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceInsect Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect Pest Control StrategiesInsect Resistance and GeneticsInsect and Pesticide ResearchInsect behavior and control techniquesEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlBiological Control of Invasive SpeciesForest Insect Ecology and ManagementPlant and animal studiesPlant Parasitism and Resistance

Frequently asked questions about BioControl

Is BioControl a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BioControl: 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 BioControl?

BioControl 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 2.18.

Is BioControl indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BioControl is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.