What is the Impact Factor of Bioscience Reports?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Bioscience Reports is 4.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Bioscience Reports indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Bioscience Reports is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 1.023 (Q1) and an H-index of 107.

Who publishes Bioscience Reports and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Bioscience Reports is published by Portland Press Ltd.. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,217 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Bioscience Reports?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Bioscience Reports is "BIOSCI. REP". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #4,738Hybrid

Bioscience Reports

Abbreviation (ISO):BIOSCI. REP

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Identifier (ISSN):0144-8463(Print)/1573-4935(Online)

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Publisher:Portland Press Ltd.

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Clarivate IF (2026)

4.5↓ -0.2

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Bioscience Reports

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):4.5

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

1.023

#4,738

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

107

107 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate0%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

341articles/year

97.88% Gold OA•69.06% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Bioscience Reports provides a home for sound scientific research in all areas of cell biology and molecular life sciences. Since 2012, Bioscience Reports has been fully Open Access and publishes all papers under the liberal CC BY licence, giving the life science community quality research to share and discuss.Content before 2012 is subscription-only, and is accessible via archive purchase. Articles are assessed on soundness, providing a home for valid findings and data. We welcome papers that span disciplines (e.g. chemistry, medicine), including papers describing: -new methodologies -tools and reagents to probe biological questions -mechanistic details -disease mechanisms -metabolic processes and their regulation -structure and function -bioenergetics

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Biology94.6%Chemistry89.5%Genetics87.9%Biochemistry87.9%Medicine82.3%Internal medicine72.3%Gene56%Cell biology43.1%Physics36.7%Organic chemistry35.6%Endocrinology34.8%Pathology30.9%Immunology29.1%Nuclear magnetic resonance27.9%Enzyme25.6%Cancer research24.7%Cancer21.7%Apoptosis21.4%

Primary Research Areas

Biology Cell Biology

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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

BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Rank103/328

IndexSCIE

JCRSCIE2026

CELL BIOLOGY

Rank91/207

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Rank203/328

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

CELL BIOLOGY

Rank125/207

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	103/328	Q2
CELL BIOLOGY	JCRSCIE	91/207	Q2
BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	JCISCIE	203/328	Q3
CELL BIOLOGY	JCISCIE	125/207	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF4.5

Articles / Year123

Total Citations24

2025

IF4.7

Articles / Year60

Total Citations141

2024

IF3.8

Articles / Year201

Total Citations835

2023

IF4

Articles / Year178

Total Citations1,852

2022

IF3.976

Articles / Year228

Total Citations3,196

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	4.5	123	24
2025	4.7	60	141
2024	3.8	201	835
2023	4	178	1,852
2022	3.976	228	3,196
2021	3.84	455	7,081
2020	2.942	901	17,742
2019	2.535	769	19,289
2018	2.899	590	19,156
2017	—	330	11,116
2016	—	154	4,206
2015	—	121	6,693

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,738Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1981-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

1.023

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

3.49

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,217 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,929

3-Year Documents508

Citable Documents505

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 Rate45.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

BiophysicsQ1

BiochemistryQ2

Cell BiologyQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

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):

2区 (Zone 2)Biology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

In warning list

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Bioscience Reports (abbr: BIOSCI. REP, ISSN: 0144-8463) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by Portland Press Ltd. in United States since 1981. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.50, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.023 (Q1), an H-index of 107.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 341 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,217 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.