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Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2024

ISSN2948-2976

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total58

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.427

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.435

Total Works

Total Citations

107

2yr Mean Citedness

1.45

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the biological and ecological aspects of various organisms, including plants, insects, and marine life, as well as fundamental questions about the origin of life and cellular processes. Topics include plant diseases, invasive species, animal parasites, marine biodiversity, and cellular mechanisms.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2024

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications74

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2023

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2948-2976

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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?

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

Times cited

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Space and Planetary ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biology

Scopus Categories

Space and Planetary ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Origins and Evolution of LifeEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivitySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeGenetics and Plant BreedingSpace Science and Extraterrestrial LifeAgricultural pest management studiesAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaWildlife Ecology and ConservationPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsPlanetary Science and Exploration