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Frontiers of Biogeography

eScholarship University of California · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN1948-6596eISSN1948-6596

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.766

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.175

Total Worksi

1,232

Total Citationsi

6,741

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Geography, Physical; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Global and Planetary Change.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,232

Publisher OrgInternational Biogeography Society

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Europe PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

eScholarship University of California

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1948-6596 / 1948-6596

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Europe PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

686

2019

555

2020

722

2021

207

2022

277

2023

108

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.

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyGeography, Physical

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationEvolution and Paleontology StudiesGenetic diversity and population structurePlant and animal studiesEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationEducational Robotics and EngineeringAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Frequently asked questions about Frontiers of Biogeography

Is Frontiers of Biogeography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Frontiers of Biogeography: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Frontiers of Biogeography?

Frontiers of Biogeography 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 1.97.

Is Frontiers of Biogeography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Frontiers of Biogeography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Frontiers of Biogeography?