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BioSocieties

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2006

ISSN1745-8560

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.464

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.01

Total Worksi

816

Total Citationsi

17,281

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BioSocieties is a journal dedicated to research on the interrelationship between the life sciences and society Explores how biotechnology, biomedicine, and bioscience impact contemporary society. Analyses the sociohistorical, economic, and policy forces shaping life sciences. Provides a platform for critical dialogue between social and natural sciences. Probes social, ethical and policy implications of past and emerging developments in biotechnology and biomedicine. Presents an international scope, examining new research and developments globally.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications816

Publisher OrgPalgrave Macmillan

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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?

Palgrave Macmillan Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1745-8560

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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

293

2019

282

2020

471

2021

303

2022

2023

2024

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.

Health (social science)Q2

Health PolicyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Health PolicyHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Race, Genetics, and SocietyBiomedical Ethics and RegulationNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsGeographies of human-animal interactionsEthics in Clinical ResearchReproductive Health and TechnologiesCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringMental Health and PsychiatryGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyAutism Spectrum Disorder Research

Frequently asked questions about BioSocieties

Is BioSocieties a predatory journal?

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

BioSocieties 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 0.98.

Is BioSocieties indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

BioSocieties is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.