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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
1996 (also 1993–1994)
Source type
Journal
Open access
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Biodiversity Letters
Biodiversity Letters is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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ISSN 0967-9952Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
Scopus · Inactive
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Cost to publish: About US$3,430 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Biodiversity Letters indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1996 (also 1993–1994)).
What is the impact factor of Biodiversity Letters?
Biodiversity Letters has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Biodiversity Letters?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,430 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Biodiversity Letters and what is its ISSN?
Biodiversity Letters is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its ISSN is 0967-9952.
Is Biodiversity Letters in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Biodiversity Letters open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Biodiversity Letters for 3 years, between 1993 and 1996, with 1 year in that span missing. Coverage ended in 1996, 30 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Biodiversity Letters? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Biodiversity Letters has an h-index of 178 and a 2-year mean of 3.34 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
178
h-index
3.34
2-yr mean citations
2,430
i10-index
3,663
works indexed
195,535
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,430
Biodiversity Letters published 186 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 232. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Biodiversity Letters? — latest 93 articles, 2026
In its latest 93 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (19.9%), China (13.6%) and Australia (7.9%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Biodiversity Letters? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 1996. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 1996
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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