ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #19,970Hybrid

Biology and Environment-Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy

Abbreviation (ISO):BIOL ENVIRON
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Identifier (ISSN):0791-7945(Print)
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Publisher:Royal Irish Academy
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.5↓ -0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Biology and Environment-Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy

WoS Q4
01120.6920180.6820190.6520201.0920210.3920220.720230.620240.920250.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.235
#19,970

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
32

32 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
10articles/year
20.59% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal aims to offer a broad coverage of the subject area, including the following: - biology and ecology of the Irish flora and fauna - microbial ecology - animal, plant and environmental physiology - global change - palaeoecology and palaeoclimatology - population biology; conservation of genetic resources - pollution and environmental quality; ecotoxicology - environmental management - hydrology - land use, agriculture, soils and environment. Submissions on other relevant topics are also welcome, and papers of a cross-disciplinary nature are particularly encouraged.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology79.6%Ecology66.4%Geography60.3%Geology45%Environmental science41.4%Computer science26.7%Botany26.1%Fishery25.7%History22.6%Philosophy22.3%Oceanography21.1%Paleontology21.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q4
Rank390/395
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Q4
Rank382/395
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.5
Articles / Year6
Total Citations1
2025
IF0.9
Articles / Year13
Total Citations10
2024
IF0.6
Articles / Year13
Total Citations18
2023
IF0.7
Articles / Year16
Total Citations29
2022
IF0.393
Articles / Year16
Total Citations39

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #19,970Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1993, 1995-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.235

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.68

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,513 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations29
3-Year Documents39
Citable Documents34

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate40.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3
Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Environmental Science & Ecology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Biology and Environment-Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (abbr: BIOL ENVIRON, ISSN: 0791-7945) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Environmental Science, published by Royal Irish Academy in Ireland since 1993. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.50, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.235 (Q3), an H-index of 32.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Tri-annual, an annual output of approximately 10 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,513 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Royal Irish Academy
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Tri-annual
Founding Year
1993
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ROYAL IRISH ACAD, 19 DAWSON STREET, DUBLIN, IRELAND, 2

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01