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Biological Reviews

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1923

ISSN1464-7931eISSN1469-185X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

4.383

H-Index

297

CiteScore

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SNIP

4.401

Total Works

3,686

Total Citations

407,943

2yr Mean Citedness

8.93

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Biological Reviews publishes reviews on a wide range of biological topics, including ecology, evolution, animal behavior, and molecular biology. Recent articles cover subjects such as biotic resistance to plant invasions, olfactory navigation in mammals, the role of apolipoprotein E in human physiology, insect migration, retroviral biology, agricultural impacts on biodiversity, animal communication, causal discovery in ecological time series, sex differences in animal behavior, parental care strategies, human childbirth evolution, insect oviposition site selection, plastic pollution effects on waders, chronic stress in domestic dogs, oocyte competence assessment, extra-pair behaviors in animals, photoperiodic control of tree growth, effectiveness of ranger patrols for wildlife conservation, bee communication, impacts of solar facilities on microclimates, wildlife responses to tropical cyclones, and taxon cycle models in island flora.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1923

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,686

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-7931 / 1469-185X

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsEvolution and Paleontology StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangePhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsFish Ecology and Management Studies