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Biosemiotics

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2005

ISSN1875-1342eISSN1875-1350

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

158

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 110d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI · AHCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.693

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.385

Total Worksi

625

Total Citationsi

6,575

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Biosemiotics is a peer-reviewed journal focusing on the study of signs, communication, interpretation, and cognition in living organisms. Traces the growth and evolution of the discipline of biosemiotics. Bridges biology, philosophy, linguistics and communication sciences. Encourages both methodology development and application of theory in empirical case studies. Affiliated with the International Society for Biosemiotic Studies (ISBS). Challenges traditional assumptions on the nature of life and suggests alternative perspectives.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications625

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1875-1342 / 1875-1350

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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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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

Citations received

183

2019

261

2020

512

2021

314

2022

136

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.

CommunicationQ1

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History & Philosophy Of ScienceHumanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)CommunicationLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Origins and Evolution of LifePhilosophy and History of ScienceEmbodied and Extended CognitionLanguage and cultural evolutionPlant and Biological Electrophysiology StudiesEvolutionary Game Theory and CooperationFractal and DNA sequence analysisRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsAction Observation and SynchronizationGene Regulatory Network Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Biosemiotics

Is Biosemiotics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biosemiotics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Biosemiotics?

Biosemiotics 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 1.27.

Is Biosemiotics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biosemiotics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.