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Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2019

ISSN2588-9338

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.617

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.849

Total Worksi

197

Total Citationsi

2,157

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.50

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Linguistics and Language; Safety Research; Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous); Infectious Diseases; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2019

FrequencyTrimestral

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications197

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2588-9338

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

445

2019

301

2020

761

2021

231

2022

357

2023

143

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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Safety ResearchQ1

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2

Infectious DiseasesQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityLinguistics and LanguageInfectious Diseases

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bacillus and Francisella bacterial researchZoonotic diseases and public healthCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesAnimal Disease Management and EpidemiologyViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiotechnology and Related FieldsViral Infections and VectorsGenetically Modified Organisms Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity

Is Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity?

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity 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 2.50.

Is Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Biosafety and Biosecurity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.