2026 Impact Factor
5.4
Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data
↑ 0.9 (+20.0%) vs last year
Verified quick facts
BMC Biology's newest impact factor is 5.4, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. This verified record also shows JCR quartile, ISSN, publisher, and verification links for exact-title searches.
Metric year 2025
Released
Metric year 2024
| Category | Indexes | Quartile |
|---|---|---|
| BIOLOGY | SCIE | Q1 |
BMC Biology's newest impact factor is 5.4, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data.
BMC Biology is listed as JCR Q1. Use the quartile together with the newest impact factor, ISSN, and field context.
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Ranked #603 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #587 among Q1 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare BMC Biology against journals publishing in the same field.
Published 1,452 papers across the last 5 recorded years.
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