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Bioenergy Research

Springer · United States · Est. 2008

ISSN1939-1242

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.652

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.939

Total Worksi

1,994

Total Citationsi

55,322

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

BioEnergy Research is a comprehensive journal that focuses on feedstock biology research related to biomass, and its conversion into biofuels, bioenergy, biochemicals, and biomaterials. Publishes a wide range of articles, including peer-reviewed scientific research and reviews. Brings together a broad combination of disciplines with a focus on the biology, processing, and economics of bioenergy feedstocks Covers genetic improvement of feedstocks, feedstock management and processing, and sustainability.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 128 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,994

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-1242

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

129

3.3k

2019

142

3.5k

2020

147

3.4k

2021

194

3.4k

2022

161

1.6k

2023

100

696

2024

123

461

2025

110

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 ScienceQ1

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Energy & FuelsEnvironmental Sciences

Scopus Categories

Energy (miscellaneous)Agronomy and Crop ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionBioenergy crop production and managementMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionForest Biomass Utilization and ManagementThermochemical Biomass Conversion ProcessesBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas ProductionAlgal biology and biofuel productionCatalysis for Biomass ConversionLignin and Wood Chemistry

Frequently asked questions about Bioenergy Research

Is Bioenergy Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bioenergy Research: 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 Bioenergy Research?

Bioenergy Research 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 2.95.

Is Bioenergy Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bioenergy Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.