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BioMetals

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1986

ISSN1572-8773

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.783

H-Indexi

135

SNIPi

1.023

Total Worksi

2,763

Total Citationsi

103,340

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BioMetals is an international peer-reviewed journal focusing on the fundamental role of metal ions in various scientific disciplines. Features important advances in basic and applied research for role of metal ions. Includes multiple disciplines such as medicine, biochemistry, pharmacology. Ranks in the 92nd percentile (Q1) under Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 86th percentile under Medicine (Q1), 84th percentile (Q1) under Metals and Alloys in Scopus (2024). Publishes original articles, brief reports, and review articles. Offers webinar series to authors for presenting their work.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,763

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-8773

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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

2019

785

2020

2.2k

2021

127

2.3k

2022

860

2023

771

2024

122

357

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Inorganic ChemistryQ1

Metals and AlloysQ1

BiochemistryQ2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

BiomaterialsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)BiomaterialsInorganic ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Trace Elements in HealthHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityIron Metabolism and DisordersMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesHeavy metals in environmentAluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animalsPlant Micronutrient Interactions and EffectsChromium effects and bioremediationPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceInfant Nutrition and Health

Frequently asked questions about BioMetals

Is BioMetals a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for BioMetals: 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 BioMetals?

BioMetals 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 3.30.

Is BioMetals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BioMetals is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.