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Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Johns Hopkins University Press · United States · Est. 1932

ISSN1529-8795

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.27

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.558

Total Worksi

4,366

Total Citationsi

57,506

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History & Philosophy Of Science; Medicine, Research & Experimental; History and Philosophy of Science; Health Policy; Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1932

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications4,366

Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Johns Hopkins University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1529-8795

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

794

2019

414

2020

427

2021

220

2022

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.

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ2

Health PolicyQ3

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of ScienceMedicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

History and Philosophy of ScienceIssues, Ethics and Legal AspectsMedicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceEmpathy and Medical EducationMental Health and PsychiatryEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareHealth and Medical Research ImpactsPhilosophy and History of ScienceGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchNutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseMedical History and InnovationsHistory of Medical Practice

Frequently asked questions about Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Is Perspectives in Biology and Medicine a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Perspectives in Biology and Medicine?

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine 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 0.67.

Is Perspectives in Biology and Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Perspectives in Biology and Medicine?