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International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.9). Published by International Formulae Group (IFG).

Checked against the index lists dated 4 October 2026.

ISSN 1991-8631Verify ISSN ↗1997-342XVerify ISSN ↗

Publisher: International Formulae Group (IFG)

Scopus · Q3

0.9

CiteScore 2025

Scopus

Best quartile

rank 400 of 669 · 40th pctile

Indexed in

major index

Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher

ScopusElsevier Scopus

Status

Active

Coverage

2019–present

Source type

Journal

Open access

CiteScore

0.9

SJR · SCImago

0.265

Q3 SJR quartile

H-index

Best quartile

Q3 · 40th pctile

Subject area	Rank	Pctile	Q
Medicine (all)	400 / 669	40th	Q3
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)	187 / 235	20th	Q4
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)	65 / 79	18th	Q4
Animal Science and Zoology	430 / 520	17th	Q4
Environmental Science (all)	211 / 249	15th	Q4
Immunology and Microbiology (all)	54 / 63	15th	Q4
Chemistry (all)	348 / 402	13th	Q4
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)	194 / 223	13th	Q4

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Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)

Quick answers

Is International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences indexed in Scopus?

Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.9.

What quartile is International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences in Scopus?

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences is Q3 in Medicine (all) (rank 400 of 669), Q4 in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all) (rank 187 of 235) and Q4 in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all) (rank 65 of 79), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 8 subject areas in all.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences?

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q3, 40th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.265, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 13.

Who publishes International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences and what is its ISSN?

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences is published by International Formulae Group (IFG). Its print ISSN is 1991-8631 and its online ISSN is 1997-342X.

Is International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences in Web of Science?

No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).

Is International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences open access?

No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.

How well cited is International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences has an h-index of 31 and a 2-year mean of 0.45 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #384 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).

h-index

0.45

2-yr mean citations

586

i10-index

4,091

works indexed

19,360

total citations

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

#384 of 646 Bottom 41% Medicine (all)

#161 of 224 Bottom 29% Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)

#59 of 77 Bottom 24% Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (all)

Papers published per year

International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences published 231 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 305. 2026* is the year so far.

Main topics

African Botany and Ecology StudiesAgriculture and Rural Development ResearchEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity

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 International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences? — latest 68 articles, 2026

In its latest 68 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Côte d’Ivoire (37.5%), Burkina Faso (16.2%) and Senegal (8.1%).

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

Are there integrity warnings for International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct

Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
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.

Official sources & links

Journal website ↗ Scopus source ↗ ISSN Portal · 1991-8631 ↗ISSN Portal · 1997-342X ↗

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