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Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences

Hashemite University · Jordan · Est. 2010

ISSN1995-6673

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-07-20). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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

0.238

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.456

Total Worksi

767

Total Citationsi

4,404

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences (JJBS) aims to provide a forum for a broad blend of scientific and technical papers to reflect the evolving needs of the biological sciences. Mainly welcome are contributions dealing with cell biology, genomics, microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, immunogenetics, cell and tissue culture, molecular ecology, genetic engineering and biological engineering, bioremediation and biodegradation, bioinformatics, biotechnology regulations, gene therapy, organismal biology, microbial and environmental biotechnology, marine sciences. The JJBS welcomes the submission of manuscript that meets the general criteria of significance and academic excellence. All articles published in JJBS are peer-reviewed.

General Information

Country / RegionJordan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2010

Frequencyfour issues per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications767

Publisher OrgHashemite University

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Hashemite University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1995-6673

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind

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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

2019

2020

166

988

2021

113

435

2022

217

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)Q3

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesInsect Pest Control StrategiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural pest management studiesPlant tissue culture and regenerationEnzyme Production and CharacterizationProbiotics and Fermented Foods

Frequently asked questions about Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences

Is Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences a predatory journal?

Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-07-20). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences?

Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.238.

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

Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences is indexed in Scopus.