What is the Impact Factor of Biology Direct?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Biology Direct is 5.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Biology Direct indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Biology Direct is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.261 (Q1) and an H-index of 87.

Who publishes Biology Direct and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Biology Direct is published by BioMed Central. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,371 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Biology Direct?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Biology Direct is "BIOL. DIRECT". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,327Gold OA

Biology Direct

Abbreviation (ISO):BIOL. DIRECT

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Identifier (ISSN):1745-6150(Print)

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Publisher:BioMed Central

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Clarivate IF (2026)

5.5↑ +0.6

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Biology Direct

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):5.5

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.261

#3,327

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

87 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1

Self-Citation Rate8.8%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

26articles/year

100% Gold OA•82.93% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Biology Direct serves the life science research community as an open access, peer-reviewed online journal, providing authors and readers with an alternative to the traditional model of peer review. Biology Direct considers original research articles, hypotheses, comments, discovery notes and reviews in subject areas currently identified as those most conducive to the open review approach, primarily those with a significant non-experimental component.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Biology98.9%Genetics93.4%Chemistry89.3%Biochemistry88.5%Gene83%Medicine45.2%Computational biology41.8%Genome36%Evolutionary biology33.5%Physics29.9%Computer science29.5%Internal medicine25.8%Cell biology24.8%Geology21.7%

Primary Research Areas

Biology

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

BIOLOGY

Rank10/106

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

BIOLOGY

Rank9/106

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
BIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	10/106	Q1
BIOLOGY	JCISCIE	9/106	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF5.5

Articles / Year257

Total Citations60

2025

IF4.9

Articles / Year125

Total Citations592

2024

IF5.7

Articles / Year147

Total Citations1,413

2023

IF5.5

Articles / Year86

Total Citations1,487

2022

IF7.173

Articles / Year41

Total Citations797

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	5.5	257	60
2025	4.9	125	592
2024	5.7	147	1,413
2023	5.5	86	1,487
2022	7.173	41	797
2021	4.54	27	1,054
2020	2.193	29	1,490
2019	3.01	24	695
2018	2.649	27	731
2017	—	31	1,244
2016	—	69	2,332
2015	—	70	3,137

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,327Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2006-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyImmunology and MicrobiologyMathematics

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.261

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

5.01

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,371 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,301

3-Year Documents265

Citable Documents263

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 Rate47.5%

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)Q1

Applied MathematicsQ1

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Modeling and SimulationQ1

ImmunologyQ2

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: 8.8%

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):

2区 (Zone 2)Biology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

2区BIOLOGY

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 Direct (abbr: BIOL. DIRECT, ISSN: 1745-6150) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by BioMed Central in England since 2006. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 5.50, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.261 (Q1), an H-index of 87.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Irregular, an annual output of approximately 26 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,371 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.