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Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

Abbreviation (ISO):BIOMED. ENVIRON. SCI
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.661•SCImago Rank: #8,819•Identifier (ISSN):0895-3988(Print)•Articles / Year: 61•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,907 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
4.5
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
48

48 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
61articles/year
0% Gold OA•95.77% 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: 4.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.1)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.5)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.831)
🔵 Computed
20212.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.118)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.656)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.917)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.518)
🔵 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

Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (BES) is a peer-reviewed journal jointly established by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and the Coulston International Corporation (CIC), USA in 1988, and is published monthly by Elsevier. It is indexed by SCI, PubMed, and CA. Topics covered by BES include infectious disease prevention, chronic and non-communicable disease prevention, disease control based on preventive medicine, and public health theories. It also focuses on the health impacts of environmental factors in people's daily lives and work, including air quality, occupational hazards, and radiation hazards. Article types considered for publication include original articles, letters to the editor, reviews, research highlights, and policy forum.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology90.2%Medicine88.9%Chemistry72%Internal medicine66%Biochemistry59%Genetics57.1%Pathology41.7%Organic chemistry41.3%Endocrinology37.9%Physics30.7%Gene27.6%Environmental health23.5%Immunology23.4%Geography20.6%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #8,819Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Environmental ScienceMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.661

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
70

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.17

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,907 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,057
3-Year Documents463
Citable Documents357

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 Rate47.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ2
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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
Elsevier
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1988
Editorial Address
CHINESE ACAD PREVENTIVE MEDICINE, C/O ACADEMIC PRESS INC, 6277 SEA HARBOR DR, ORLANDO, USA, FL, 32887-4900
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCRSCIE
147/395Q2
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCRSCIE
58/443Q1
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JCISCIE
124/395Q2
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
JCISCIE
137/443Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

19 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20254.1——
20243——
20233.5——
20222.831——
20213.118——
20202.656——
20191.917——
20182.518——
2016—550
2015—12203
2014—10
2013—20
2010—742,089
2009—782,288
2008—801,923
2006—2413
2001—10
1998—111
1994—13
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Biomedical and Environmental Sciences

WoS Q2
1245201820192020202120222023202420254.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

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