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BMC Evolutionary Biology

Abbreviation (ISO):BMC EVOL. BIOL
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Identifier (ISSN):1471-2148(Print)•Articles / Year: 165
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
105

105 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 AccessHybrid
165articles/year
99.38% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

BMC Evolutionary Biology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of molecular and non-molecular evolution of all organisms, as well as phylogenetics and palaeontology.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology99.7%Genetics92.9%Chemistry88.3%Biochemistry87.6%Gene85.5%Evolutionary biology72.1%Ecology59.5%Medicine54.1%Phylogenetic tree47.2%Phylogenetics45.8%Geology43.2%Zoology42.2%Paleontology40.6%Sociology38.2%Demography36.8%Population36.6%Environmental health36.6%Genome34.7%Botany34.7%
Primary Research Areas
BiologyEvolutionary Biology
Official WebsiteNLM PubMed CatalogSubmission Portal

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
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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
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Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
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Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
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Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2001
Editorial Address
BIOMED CENTRAL LTD, 236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON, ENGLAND, WC1X 8HL
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

17 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20253.4——
20243.436——
20233.26——
20223.058——
20213.045——
20203.0271653,940
2019—2376,542
2018—2097,050
2017—27011,786
2016—27510,493
2015—29613,384
2014—28614,567
2013—27716,951
2012—26014,871
2011—37422,441
2010—39628,537
2009—30422,527
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for BMC Evolutionary Biology

WoS Q1
23342020202120222023202420253.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:3.4

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