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Biological Bulletin

University of Chicago Press · United States · Est. 1899

ISSN1939-8697

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.74

H-Index

160

CiteScore

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Total Works

9,010

Total Citations

270,528

2yr Mean Citedness

0.29

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Biological Bulletin publishes research on marine invertebrates, including their physiology, evolution, and ecology. Studies investigate topics such as symbiosis in corals, anatomy and life history of sea anemones, thermal tolerance in snails, regeneration in annelids, and the role of sea urchins as habitat. Research also covers genetic aspects of sex determination in sea stars, cephalopod locomotion, neurotransmitter functions in mollusks, and larval settlement in annelids. Additionally, the journal explores developmental biology in amphioxus, metabolic costs in sea urchin embryos, and the physical characteristics of sea star spines. Behavioral responses of zooplankton to light conditions in the Arctic are also examined.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1899

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications9,010

Publisher OrgMarine Biological Laboratory (MBL)

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Submission Info

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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

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