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Physical Biology

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1478-3967eISSN1478-3975

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

131

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 117d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.727

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

SNIPi

0.5

Total Worksi

1,421

Total Citationsi

39,516

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Physical Biology publishes research on the quantitative characterization and understanding of biological systems at different levels of complexity.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1988

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,421

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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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?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-3967 / 1478-3975

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.2k

2019

1.2k

2020

484

2021

445

2022

247

2023

2024

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiophysics

Scopus Categories

BiophysicsStructural BiologyMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cellular Mechanics and InteractionsGene Regulatory Network AnalysisProtein Structure and DynamicsMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsEvolution and Genetic DynamicsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorMicro and Nano Robotics

Frequently asked questions about Physical Biology

Is Physical Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physical Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physical Biology?

Physical Biology 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 4.

Is Physical Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physical Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physical Biology?