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BMC Ecology and Evolution

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1984

ISSN1472-6785

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.823

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.999

Total Worksi

617

Total Citationsi

26,668

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Environmental Science (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 61 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2020)

Total Publications617

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1472-6785

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2.9k

2013

1.1k

2014

1.1k

2015

1.9k

2016

1.4k

2017

2.1k

2018

1.5k

2019

2020

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAnimal Behavior and ReproductionWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesPlant and animal studiesAvian ecology and behaviorGenetic diversity and population structureAmphibian and Reptile BiologyPrimate Behavior and Ecology

Frequently asked questions about BMC Ecology and Evolution

Is BMC Ecology and Evolution a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BMC Ecology and Evolution: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 BMC Ecology and Evolution?

BMC Ecology and Evolution is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.823.

Is BMC Ecology and Evolution indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BMC Ecology and Evolution is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of BMC Ecology and Evolution?