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Brazilian Journal of Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):BRAZ J BIOL
Country: Brazil•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.375•SCImago Rank: #14,872•Identifier (ISSN):1519-6984(Print)/1678-4375(Online)•Articles / Year: 108•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,767 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
46

46 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
108articles/year
100% Gold OA•98.15% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The BJB – Brazilian Journal of Biology® is a scientific journal devoted to publishing original articles in all fields of the Biological Sciences, i.e., General Biology, Cell Biology, Evolution, Biological Oceanography, Taxonomy, Geographic Distribution, Limnology, Aquatic Biology, Botany, Zoology, Genetics, and Ecology. Priority is given to papers presenting results of researches in the Neotropical region. Material published includes research papers, review papers (upon approval of the Editorial Board), notes, book reviews, and comments.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.1%Ecology77.5%Geology53.7%Botany51.3%Medicine49.9%Paleontology44.4%Chemistry43.2%Zoology39%Genetics36.9%Fishery32.2%Biochemistry29.9%Geography23.9%Organic chemistry23.4%Horticulture20.8%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #14,872Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.375

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
68

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.74

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,767 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,772
3-Year Documents1,585
Citable Documents1,485

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate45.1%

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)Q2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
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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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
2000
Editorial Address
INT INST ECOLOGY, RUA BENTO CARLOS, 750 - CENTRO, SAO CARLOS, BRAZIL, SP, 00000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—31216
20250462295
20241.651340649
20231.2663531,679
20220.9834153,211
20210.7844763,944
2020—1542,117
2019—1311,407
2018—1351,922
2017—1291,846
2016—2233,459
2015—2593,464
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Brazilian Journal of Biology

WoS Q1
0112202120222023202420250.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01