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Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Asian Network for Scientific Information · Pakistan · Est. 1995

ISSN1812-5735

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.236

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.323

Total Worksi

7,337

Total Citationsi

76,956

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences publishes outstanding research in biological sciences, including cell biology, developmental biology, structural biology, microbiology, entomology, toxicology, and molecular biology & genetics.

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General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 72 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,337

Publisher OrgAsian Network for Scientific Information

OA Since2015

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Asian Network for Scientific Information

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1812-5735

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

841

2019

199

1.4k

2020

152

728

2021

126

452

2022

131

2023

102

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crop Yield and Soil FertilityPlant tissue culture and regenerationInsect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural pest management studiesRice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural Science and FertilizationEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityFish Biology and Ecology StudiesGenetics and Plant BreedingAgronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems

Frequently asked questions about Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Is Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences: it is indexed in 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 Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences?

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.236.

Is Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences is indexed in Scopus.