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Journal of Biological Research (Italy) is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.2), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Page Press Publications.
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ISSN 1826-8838Verify ISSN ↗2284-0230Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Page Press Publications
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry (medical) | 58 / 78 | 26th | Q3 |
| Plant Science | 426 / 541 | 21st | Q4 |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all) | 181 / 223 | 19th | Q4 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2011–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.2.
Journal of Biological Research (Italy) is Q3 in Biochemistry (medical) (rank 58 of 78), Q4 in Plant Science (rank 426 of 541) and Q4 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all) (rank 181 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Biological Research (Italy) is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, 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 1.2, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 26th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.169, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 13.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$194 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.
Journal of Biological Research (Italy) is published by Page Press Publications. Its print ISSN is 1826-8838 and its online ISSN is 2284-0230.
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Biological Research (Italy) has an h-index of 15 and a 2-year mean of 0.28 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.2, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #63 of 77 Scopus journals in Biochemistry (medical).
Journal of Biological Research (Italy) published 93 papers in 2025. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
In its latest 40 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Italy (56.3%), Iraq (20%) and Moldova (2.5%). 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.
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.
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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