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Physical Biology

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1988

ISSN1478-3967eISSN1478-3975

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.655

H-Index

CiteScore

SNIP

0.5

Total Works

1,421

Total Citations

39,516

2yr Mean Citedness

1.52

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Aims & Scope

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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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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?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

BiophysicsQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Structural BiologyQ3

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