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Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1748-3190

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.615

H-Index

108

CiteScore

6.1

SNIP

1.118

Total Works

1,855

Total Citations

55,293

2yr Mean Citedness

2.63

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Aims & Scope

Publishes research that discovers and uses principles from natural systems to create physical models, engineering systems and technological designs.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,855

Publisher OrgIOP Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

IOP Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1748-3190

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Engineering (miscellaneous)Q1

BiophysicsQ2

BiotechnologyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

BiochemistryQ3

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MultidisciplinaryMaterials Science, BiomaterialsRobotics

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryBiotechnologyBiophysicsEngineering (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanismsRobotic Locomotion and ControlMicro and Nano RoboticsSoft Robotics and ApplicationsUnderwater Vehicles and Communication SystemsModular Robots and Swarm IntelligenceFluid Dynamics and Turbulent FlowsAerospace Engineering and Energy SystemsProsthetics and Rehabilitation RoboticsAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials