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Journal of Biosystems Engineering

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

ISSN2234-1862

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

146

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 109d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.466

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.895

Total Worksi

1,441

Total Citationsi

7,008

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.67

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2234-1862

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

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

359

2019

689

2020

903

2021

421

2022

291

2023

188

2024

128

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)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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. 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.