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Journal of Biosystems Engineering

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1976

ISSN2234-1862
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.466
H-Indexi
29
SNIPi
0.895
Total Worksi
1,441
Total Citationsi
7,008
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.67
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Biosystems Engineering is a quarterly publication integrating general engineering with applied agricultural, biological, environmental, food, and livestock systems. Covers a wide range of topics including off-road machinery system engineering, agri-environmental system engineering, agricultural process and food engineering, and biological engineering. Explores emerging technology related to smart farming, micro- and nano-agriculture, artificial intelligence, and big data analysis. Publishes original research articles, review articles and technical notes.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1976
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,441
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2234-1862
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
34
364
2019
44
708
2020
42
933
2021
48
440
2022
37
307
2023
38
204
2024
36
160
2025
23
18
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)Q2
Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2
Mechanical EngineeringQ2
Computer Science ApplicationsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agricultural Engineering

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Computer Science ApplicationsEngineering (miscellaneous)Mechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Mechanics and Vehicle DynamicsAgricultural Engineering and MechanizationAgriculture, Soil, Plant ScienceSpectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesFood Quality and Safety StudiesSmart Agriculture and AIEngineering Applied ResearchGreenhouse Technology and Climate ControlAgriculture and Farm SafetyMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biosystems Engineering

Is Journal of Biosystems Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Biosystems Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Biosystems Engineering?

Journal of Biosystems Engineering 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 2.67.

Is Journal of Biosystems Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Biosystems Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Biosystems Engineering?

Journal of Biosystems Engineering is a quarterly publication integrating general engineering with applied agricultural, biological, environmental, food, and livestock systems. Covers a wide range of topics including off-road machinery system engineering, agri-environmental system engineering, agricultural process and food engineering, and biological engineering. Explores emerging technology related to smart farming, micro- and nano-agriculture, artificial intelligence, and big data analysis. Publishes original research articles, review articles and technical notes.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref