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Biology Direct

Biology Direct is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.4), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 1745-6150Verify ISSN ↗

Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd

Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access

6.4

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 67 of 680 · 90th pctile

Indexed in

major indexes

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ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2006–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

Yes

CiteScore

6.4

SJR · SCImago

1.261

Q1 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q1 · 90th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Applied Mathematics	67 / 680	90th	Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics	81 / 736	89th	Q1
Modeling and Simulation	48 / 397	88th	Q1
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)	30 / 235	87th	Q1
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)	54 / 223	76th	Q1
Immunology	87 / 243	64th	Q2

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Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)

Collections

SCIE

Quick answers

Is Biology Direct indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2006–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.4.

What quartile is Biology Direct in Scopus?

Biology Direct is Q1 in Applied Mathematics (rank 67 of 680), Q1 in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (rank 81 of 736) and Q1 in Modeling and Simulation (rank 48 of 397), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 6 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of Biology Direct?

Biology Direct is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 6.4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 90th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.261, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 87.

How much does it cost to publish in Biology Direct?

The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,890 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 Biology Direct and what is its ISSN?

Biology Direct is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1745-6150.

Is Biology Direct in Web of Science?

Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.

Is Biology Direct open access?

Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.

How well cited is Biology Direct? — open metrics via OpenAlex

Biology Direct has an h-index of 103 and a 2-year mean of 3.9 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #53 of 621 Scopus journals in Applied Mathematics.

103

h-index

3.9

2-yr mean citations

753

i10-index

1,372

works indexed

47,132

total citations

Publication fee · open access list price, US$

US$2,890

2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject

#53 of 621 Top 9% Applied Mathematics

#64 of 711 Top 10% Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

#44 of 323 Top 14% Modeling and Simulation

Papers published per year

Biology Direct published 125 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 147. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsFerroptosis and cancer prognosisCancer-related molecular mechanisms research

h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.

Who publishes in Biology Direct? — latest 100 articles, 2026

In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (75.8%), Thailand (3.8%) and United States (3%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.

Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.

Are there integrity warnings for Biology Direct? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (2.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.

Scopus statusActive
Retracted papers 3 · 2.2 per 1,000 papers
Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Author concentration75.8% of recent authorship from China

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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ Web of Science ↗ DOAJ ↗ ISSN Portal · 1745-6150 ↗

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