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Integrative and Comparative Biology

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1961

ISSN1557-7023

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.762

H-Indexi

150

SNIPi

0.803

Total Worksi

3,469

Total Citationsi

123,879

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Zoology; Animal Science and Zoology; Plant Science; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1961

FrequencySix Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,469

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1557-7023

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

157

4.3k

2019

149

2.6k

2020

201

3.1k

2021

151

1.9k

2022

141

1.2k

2023

143

705

2024

159

293

2025

157

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyPlant ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Behavior and ReproductionPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchAmphibian and Reptile BiologyPlant and animal studiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchBiomimetic flight and propulsion mechanismsBat Biology and Ecology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Integrative and Comparative Biology

Is Integrative and Comparative Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Integrative and Comparative Biology: 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 Integrative and Comparative Biology?

Integrative and Comparative 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.24.

Is Integrative and Comparative Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Integrative and Comparative Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Integrative and Comparative Biology?