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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #601CAS 1区Top JournalHybrid

Systematic Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):SYST. BIOL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 3.343•SCImago Rank: #601•Identifier (ISSN):1063-5157(Print)/1076-836X(Online)•Articles / Year: 123•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $4,248 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
6.2
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
166

166 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate8.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
123articles/year
50.42% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.2)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.7)
🔵 Computed
20243.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.1)
🔵 Computed
20233.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 9.16)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 15.683)
🔵 Computed
20203.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.408)
🔵 Computed
20193.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 10.266)
🔵 Computed
20183.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 8.523)
🔵 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

Systematic Biology is the bimonthly journal of the Society of Systematic Biologists. Papers for the journal are original contributions to the theory, principles, and methods of systematics as well as phylogeny, evolution, morphology, biogeography, paleontology, genetics, and the classification of all living things. A Points of View section offers a forum for discussion, while book reviews and announcements of general interest are also featured.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyEvolutionary BiologyGeneticsChemistryBiochemistryEcologyZoology & Animal ScienceGeologyMathematicsPaleontologyComputer SciencePlant SciencesStatistics
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #601Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1952, 1968-1975, 1977-1984, 1986, 1988-1989, 1991-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
3.343

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
215

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
6.00

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,248 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,835
3-Year Documents264
Citable Documents264

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 Rate30.1%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
GeneticsQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
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
Oxford University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1992
Editorial Address
OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX2 6DP
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
6/54Q1
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
4/54Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—7394
20255.791394
20246.1761,004
20236.5761,653
20229.16822,333
202115.6831014,183
202010.4081034,895
201910.266834,954
20188.5239320,106
2017—1015,656
2016—13313,340
2015—1248,675
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Systematic Biology

WoS Q1
381419201820192020202120222023202420255.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.2%

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: 3b4f3d95-882e-4193-9161-3573d5a2aa6e
Database Updated: 2026-09-28