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Biology Open

Company of Biologists Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1994

ISSN2046-6390eISSN2046-6390

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.672

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.546

Total Worksi

2,737

Total Citationsi

46,600

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Biology Open is an open access journal that publishes original research in cell science, developmental biology, experimental biology, cell biology, animal physiology, and all areas of the biological and biomedical sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1994

Annual Volume~ 185 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,737

Publisher OrgThe Company of Biologists

OA Since2010

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Company of Biologists Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2046-6390 / 2046-6390

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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

256

3.8k

2019

199

2.4k

2020

167

1.8k

2021

179

1.3k

2022

153

820

2023

176

546

2024

226

359

2025

148

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)Q1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchDevelopmental Biology and Gene RegulationPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsCellular Mechanics and InteractionsMicrotubule and mitosis dynamicsPluripotent Stem Cells ResearchAnimal Behavior and ReproductionCellular transport and secretionGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsCRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Biology Open

Is Biology Open a predatory journal?

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

Biology Open 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 1.43.

Is Biology Open indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biology Open is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.