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Biogeosciences

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 2004

ISSN1726-4189

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

1.689

H-Indexi

211

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.104

Total Worksi

6,417

Total Citationsi

346,099

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Biogeosciences (BG) is a not-for-profit international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications, and review papers on all aspects of the interactions between the biological, chemical, and physical processes in terrestrial or extraterrestrial life with the geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere. The objective of the journal is to cut across the boundaries of established sciences and achieve an interdisciplinary view of these interactions. Experimental, conceptual, and modelling approaches are welcome.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 331 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,417

Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications

OA Since2003

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Copernicus Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1726-4189

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Open

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

273

11k

2019

340

16k

2020

337

10k

2021

300

6.4k

2022

269

3.8k

2023

287

2.4k

2024

438

1.1k

2025

167

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.

Earth-Surface ProcessesQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyGeosciences, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Earth-Surface ProcessesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal ecosystemsAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchOcean Acidification Effects and ResponsesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsPeatlands and Wetlands EcologyOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Frequently asked questions about Biogeosciences

Is Biogeosciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biogeosciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Biogeosciences?

Biogeosciences 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 3.49.

Is Biogeosciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biogeosciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.