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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #5,515CAS 2区Hybrid

Biology-Basel

Abbreviation (ISO):BIOLOGY
Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.928•SCImago Rank: #5,515•Identifier (ISSN):2079-7737(Print)•Articles / Year: 1,317•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,240 USD
Former Names:
BIOLOGY-BASEL
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Name Changed (Active in JCR)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
4.3
↑ +0.8

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
10

10 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate5.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
1,317articles/year
99.98% Gold OA•87.93% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.3)
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20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.6)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.2)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.168)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.079)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.796)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Biology (ISSN 2079-7737) is an international, peer-reviewed, quick-refereeing open access journal of Biological Science published by MDPI online. It publishes reviews, research papers and communications in all areas of biology and at the interface of related disciplines. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. There is no restriction on the length of the papers. The full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Electronic files regarding the full details of the experimental procedure, if unable to be published in a normal way, can be deposited as supplementary material.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology97.8%Chemistry72.9%Medicine72.9%Genetics70.4%Biochemistry67.1%Internal medicine52.2%Gene43.2%Ecology31.9%Geology31%Physics29.5%Pathology28.8%Endocrinology28.1%Paleontology26.7%Organic chemistry25.9%Botany25.2%Cell biology24.4%Immunology23.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #5,515Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2012-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and Microbiology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.928

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
110

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
4.39

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,240 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations20,480
3-Year Documents4,434
Citable Documents4,385

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate43.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2
Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区BIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
In warning list
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2012
Editorial Address
MDPI, St. Alban-Anlage 66, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
19/106Q1
BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
22/106Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—1,519556
20253.51,8686,099
20243.61,0909,091
20234.21,48720,799
20225.1681,87632,613
20215.0791,39337,590
20203.79651117,946
2019—1065,805
2018—491,815
2017—543,857
2016—573,511
2015—542,614
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Biology-Basel

WoS Q1
23562020202120222023202420253.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 5.6%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 29811051-2de1-4138-b932-2337f325a474
Database Updated: 2026-10-01