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Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Abbreviation (ISO):PERSPECT BIOL MED
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.27•SCImago Rank: #18,324•Identifier (ISSN):0031-5982(Print)/1529-8795(Online)•Articles / Year: 36•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,676 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
0.7
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
44

44 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
36articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 0.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.941)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.416)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.959)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.304)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.288)
🔵 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

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, an interdisciplinary scholarly journal whose readers include biologists, physicians, students, and scholars, publishes essays that place important biological or medical subjects in broader scientific, social, or humanistic contexts. These essays span a wide range of subjects, from biomedical topics such as neurobiology, genetics, and evolution, to topics in ethics, history, philosophy, and medical education and practice. The editors encourage an informal style that has literary merit and that preserves the warmth, excitement, and color of the biological and medical sciences.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine55.9%Biology50.6%Philosophy36.3%Psychology36.1%Political science32.2%Law29.5%Computer science23.7%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #18,324Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1957-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesMedicineNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.27

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
58

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.83

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,676 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations144
3-Year Documents154
Citable Documents146

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 Rate44.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

History and Philosophy of ScienceQ2
Health PolicyQ3
Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ3
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1957
Editorial Address
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS, JOURNALS PUBLISHING DIVISION, 2715 NORTH CHARLES ST, BALTIMORE, USA, MD, 21218-4363
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JCRSCIE
47/111Q2
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
JCRSCIE
170/191Q4
HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
JCISCIE
69/111Q3
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
JCISCIE
138/191Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—110
20250.74413
20240.85168
202314675
20220.94165207
20211.41646407
20200.95964401
20190.30448778
20180.28871856
2017—35194
2016—53276
2015—56302
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

WoS Q2
0112201820192020202120222023202420250.70
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.7

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01