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Biogeosciences

Copernicus Publications · Germany · Est. 2004

ISSN1726-4189
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.689
H-Indexi
211
SNIPi
1.104
Total Worksi
6,417
Total Citationsi
346,099
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.49
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
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~ 320 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications6,417
Publisher OrgCopernicus Publications
OA Since2003
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen
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

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Copernicus Publications
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1726-4189
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Open
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
274
11k
2019
340
16k
2020
340
11k
2021
304
6.6k
2022
269
4.1k
2023
291
2.7k
2024
400
1.3k
2025
284
118
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. 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.

What is the aims and scope of Biogeosciences?

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.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref