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International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences

International Formulae Group (IFG) · Cameroon · Est. 2007

ISSN1991-8631

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.265

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.522

Total Worksi

4,007

Total Citationsi

18,342

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences publishes contributions in all fields of biology, including microbiology, parasitology, biochemistry, biophysics, molecular biology, physiology, pathology, health sciences, pharmacology, toxicology, biotechnology, and biostatistics.

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General Information

Country / RegionCameroon

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 209 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,007

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

Region🌍 Global South

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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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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

International Formulae Group (IFG)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1991-8631

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

278

1.5k

2019

305

1.2k

2020

163

561

2021

228

501

2022

207

335

2023

190

186

2024

231

2025

121

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)Q3

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Chemistry (miscellaneous)Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgriculture and Rural Development ResearchEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityInsect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural pest management studiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesCocoa and Sweet Potato AgronomyEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityFrench Urban and Social Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences

Is International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences?

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.265.

Is International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences is indexed in Scopus.