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BMC Evolutionary Biology
BMC Evolutionary Biology is not currently indexed in Scopus, DOAJ. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
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ISSN 1471-2148Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
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Not listed in: Web of Science, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is BMC Evolutionary Biology indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2001–2020).
What is the impact factor of BMC Evolutionary Biology?
BMC Evolutionary Biology 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 BMC Evolutionary Biology?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,290 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 BMC Evolutionary Biology and what is its ISSN?
BMC Evolutionary Biology is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its ISSN is 1471-2148.
Is BMC Evolutionary Biology in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is BMC Evolutionary Biology open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed BMC Evolutionary Biology for 20 years, between 2001 and 2020. Coverage ended in 2020, 6 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 4,264 works and 265,713 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2021, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2020, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is BMC Evolutionary Biology? — open metrics via OpenAlex
BMC Evolutionary Biology has an h-index of 186 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
BMC Evolutionary Biology published 165 papers in 2020; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 374. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
Are there integrity warnings for BMC Evolutionary Biology? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2020. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.7 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2020
- Retracted papers 3 · 0.7 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
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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