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Biology Bulletin

PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC · Russian Federation · Est. 2000

ISSN1608-3059

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.202

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.328

Total Worksi

4,262

Total Citationsi

17,326

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Biology Bulletin is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on fundamental research across various biology disciplines. Encompasses theoretical and evolutionary biology, cell biology, biochemistry, developmental biology, zoology, genetics, botany, plant physiology, animal and human physiology, and ecology. Accepts submissions reporting original, unpublished experimental research on topical biology problems. Welcomes submissions in English from all countries. Biology Bulletin is a peer-reviewed journal on all topics in biology. The main attention is paid to fundamental research in the field of theoretical and evolutionary biology, cell biology, biochemistry, developmental biology, zoology, genetics, botany, plant physiology, animal and human physiology, and ecology. The journal accepts submissions reporting the latest original, not yet published, experimental research on topical problems of biology. Biology Bulletin publishes English translations of selected papers from several original journals and original unsolicited papers in English. The source of each article is described at the article level on the title page. The final decision on publication in Biology Bulletin is made by its editors, regardless of the source. The editorial and peer review rules are the same for all translated and original articles. In an effort to become an international publication, the journal publishes submissions in English from all countries.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications4,262

Publisher OrgPleiades Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1608-3059

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

187

746

2019

182

795

2020

277

875

2021

292

656

2022

415

884

2023

412

445

2024

441

130

2025

129

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)Q3

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEcology and biodiversity studiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationMarine and environmental studiesGenetic diversity and population structureAvian ecology and behaviorSoil and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict ZonesYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchPlant and animal studies

Frequently asked questions about Biology Bulletin

Is Biology Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biology Bulletin: 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 Biology Bulletin?

Biology Bulletin 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 0.46.

Is Biology Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biology Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.