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Journal of Anatomy

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United Kingdom · Est. 1868

ISSN1469-7580

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

197

days submission → published

measured · last 15 articles · accept 172d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.694

H-Indexi

165

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.92

Total Worksi

5,650

Total Citationsi

174,345

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Anatomy & Morphology; Anatomy; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Histology; Cell Biology; Developmental Biology; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1868

FrequencyMonthly, <2001->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,650

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-7580

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

233

5.2k

2019

260

3.8k

2020

249

2.7k

2021

208

1.6k

2022

196

1.2k

2023

205

610

2024

211

293

2025

108

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.

AnatomyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

HistologyQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Developmental BiologyQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Anatomy & Morphology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsHistologyAnatomyMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Evolution and Paleontology StudiesPaleontology and Evolutionary BiologyMorphological variations and asymmetryIchthyology and Marine BiologyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyAnatomy and Medical TechnologyMedical and Biological Sciencesdental development and anomaliesCongenital heart defects researchPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Anatomy

Is Journal of Anatomy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Anatomy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Anatomy?

Journal of Anatomy 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 1.60.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Anatomy?