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Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

IOP Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1748-3190
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 6.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.641
H-Indexi
108
CiteScorei
6.1
SNIPi
1.118
Total Worksi
1,855
Total Citationsi
55,293
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.63
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

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
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
IOP Publishing Ltd.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1748-3190
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
100
2.7k
2019
130
2.8k
2020
138
2.3k
2021
141
1.7k
2022
108
1k
2023
144
845
2024
125
297
2025
125
31
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.

BiophysicsQ2
BiotechnologyQ2
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2
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

Frequently asked questions about Bioinspiration and Biomimetics

Is Bioinspiration and Biomimetics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bioinspiration and Biomimetics: 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 Bioinspiration and Biomimetics?

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 6.1.

Is Bioinspiration and Biomimetics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bioinspiration and Biomimetics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Bioinspiration and Biomimetics?

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

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