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International Journal of Biological Sciences

Ivyspring International Publisher · Australia · Est. 1929

ISSN1449-2288eISSN1449-2288

SJR Q1✓ 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

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

3.073

H-Indexi

159

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.682

Total Worksi

4,023

Total Citationsi

181,347

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Cell Biology; Developmental Biology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1929

Annual Volume~ 363 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,023

Publisher OrgIvyspring International Publisher

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Scholars PortalPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ivyspring International Publisher

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1449-2288 / 1449-2288

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer review

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Scholars Portal, PMC

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

251

14k

2019

275

25k

2020

362

18k

2021

406

18k

2022

333

9.9k

2023

370

6.9k

2024

385

2.4k

2025

292

119

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 BiotechnologyQ1

Cell BiologyQ1

Developmental BiologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Biological Sciences

Is International Journal of Biological Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Biological Sciences: 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 International Journal of Biological Sciences?

International Journal of Biological Sciences 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 7.75.

Is International Journal of Biological Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Biological Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Biological Sciences?