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Metabarcoding and Metagenomics

Country: Bulgaria•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.94•SCImago Rank: #5,421•Identifier (ISSN):2534-9708(Print)•Articles / Year: 30•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,337 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.5
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
25

25 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
30articles/year
98.48% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0)
🔵 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

Metabarcoding and Metagenomics is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology97.7%Ecology87.4%Geology66.7%Chemistry63.2%Genetics52.9%Paleontology50.6%Botany49.4%Biodiversity49.4%Biochemistry48.3%Gene46%Fishery37.9%Environmental DNA36.8%Computer science34.5%Evolutionary biology34.5%Zoology29.9%Oceanography28.7%Physics28.7%Organic chemistry26.4%Engineering24.1%DNA barcoding24.1%Geography24.1%Taxon23%Medicine21.8%Environmental science20.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,421Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2017-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.94

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
25

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.33

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,337 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations253
3-Year Documents66
Citable Documents65

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 Rate52.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
Insect ScienceQ1
Nature and Landscape ConservationQ1
Plant ScienceQ1
GeneticsQ2
Molecular BiologyQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ECOLOGY
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
Pensoft Publishers
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ECOLOGY
JCRESCI
59/205Q2
ECOLOGY
JCIESCI
68/205Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

10 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—3015
20253.12692
2024—21173
2023018214
2022—26509
2021—20480
2020—13553
2019—10533
2018—14836
2017—6298
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Metabarcoding and Metagenomics

WoS Q2
0134202320253.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.1

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