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Biology Direct
United Kingdom · BioMed Central Ltd
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Biology Direct

Biology Direct is a journal indexed in SJR in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) with an H index of 84. It is an CC BY + CC0 Journal with a Single blind Peer Review review system, and It has a price of 2090 €. The scope of the journal is focused on biology. It has an SJR impact factor of 1,199 and it has a best quartile of Q1. It is published in English. It has an SJR impact factor of 1,199.

Biology Direct focuses its scope in these topics and keywords: evolutionary, bursts, diversification, genetic, instability, islands, gene, explain, prioritization, speciation, ...

Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Category: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Indexation: verifiedScopus / SJR verifiedWeb of Science verifiedDOAJ
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SJR Impact Factor trending_up
1,199 Q1
H-index 84
Acceptance rate pie_chart
27% Selective
Source Acceptance_Rate
Time to publication hourglass_top
9 weeks
Field Average_time_publication_weeks
Publication cost (APC) payments
2.090 € Open Access
Non-OA path NPD

Metrics

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SJR Impact

1,199

H-index

84

Docs (year)

143

Docs 3y

150

Total refs

7705

Cites 3y

747

Citable 3y

148

Cites/Doc 2y

4.7

Ref/Doc

53.88

Immediate OA

2090 €

Embargoed OA

NPD

Non OA / Submission

- €

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FAQs

What is the SJR of Biology Direct?

Biology Direct has an SJR of 1,199 (best quartile Q1) in the CountryOfPapers database.

What is the APC / publication cost?

Immediate OA APC is 2090 EUR.

What is the acceptance rate?

The acceptance rate recorded for Biology Direct is 27%.