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Journal of Thermal Biology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1975

ISSN1879-0992

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.642

H-Indexi

109

SNIPi

1.103

Total Worksi

5,443

Total Citationsi

110,893

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology; Zoology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Biochemistry; Developmental Biology; Physiology; Physiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 271 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,443

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-0992

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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

252

5.7k

2019

260

5.4k

2020

293

5.7k

2021

213

2.9k

2022

269

2.6k

2023

226

1.4k

2024

317

723

2025

188

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ2

BiochemistryQ3

Developmental BiologyQ3

PhysiologyQ3

Physiology (medical)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Developmental BiologyBiochemistryAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Physiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Physiological and biochemical adaptationsThermoregulation and physiological responsesEffects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockInfrared Thermography in MedicineAdipose Tissue and MetabolismAnimal Behavior and ReproductionAmphibian and Reptile BiologyBat Biology and Ecology StudiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorExercise and Physiological Responses

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Thermal Biology

Is Journal of Thermal Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Thermal Biology: 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 Journal of Thermal Biology?

Journal of Thermal Biology 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 2.27.

Is Journal of Thermal Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Thermal Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Thermal Biology?