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Defence Life Science Journal

Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre · India · Est. 2016

ISSN2456-0537

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.149

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.12

Total Worksi

412

Total Citationsi

1,886

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Defence Life Science Journal caters to scientists, researchers, and academicians in life sciences and allied disciplines. It publishes research related to Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics.

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General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications412

Region🌍 Global South

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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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Defence Scientific Information and Documentation Centre

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2456-0537

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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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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

151

2019

211

2020

114

2021

2022

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)Q4

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q4

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

High Altitude and HypoxiaPhytochemical and Pharmacological StudiesNatural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesGreenhouse Technology and Climate ControlPlant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesPhytochemistry and Biological ActivitiesPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPesticide Exposure and ToxicityBacteriophages and microbial interactions

Frequently asked questions about Defence Life Science Journal

Is Defence Life Science Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Defence Life Science Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Defence Life Science Journal?

Defence Life Science Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.149.

Is Defence Life Science Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Defence Life Science Journal is indexed in Scopus.