Biology Open

pISSN: 2046-6390• JCR: BIOL OPENThe Company of BiologistsUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

1.8

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

↑ 0.1 (+5.9%) vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    1.8
  2. Metric year 2024

    1.7

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
BIOLOGYSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Biology Open current release and JCR quartile

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Ranking position in Neuroscience

Ranked #754 in Neuroscience by impact factor and #131 among Q3 Neuroscience journals. This context helps compare Biology Open against journals publishing in the same field.

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of 1,153 field journals

Biology Open publication trend

Published 786 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 1.8.

2026 vs 2025: -174
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Journal Details

Total Articles
2,730
H-Index
77
Open Access
Yes
APC
$1,995 USD
Subject Areas
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceMolecular BiologyEcologyCell Biology

Article Volume

2022
179
2023
153
2024
176
2025
226
2026
52
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