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Biological Bulletin

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1899

ISSN1939-8697

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.593

H-Indexi

160

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

9,010

Total Citationsi

270,528

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology; Marine & Freshwater Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1899

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications9,010

Publisher OrgMarine Biological Laboratory (MBL)

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1939-8697

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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

545

2019

376

2020

666

2021

571

2022

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchCephalopods and Marine BiologyMarine and coastal plant biologyCrustacean biology and ecologyNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsMarine and fisheries researchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesAquaculture Nutrition and Growth

Frequently asked questions about Biological Bulletin

Is Biological Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biological Bulletin: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Biological Bulletin?

Biological Bulletin 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 0.29.

Is Biological Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biological Bulletin is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Biological Bulletin?