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Quarterly Review of Biology

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1926

ISSN1539-7718

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.905

H-Index

202

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.409

Total Works

35,933

Total Citations

187,937

2yr Mean Citedness

0.14

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Quarterly Review of Biology presents historical, philosophical, and technical treatments of important biological topics. It is a review journal in the field of biology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1926

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications35,933

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1539-7718

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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

Times cited

2019

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2022

2023

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2025

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsEvolution and Science EducationEvolution and Paleontology StudiesPhilosophy and History of ScienceGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesPlant and Biological Electrophysiology StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate Change