Journal of Biosocial Science
ISSN 0021-9320 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · active 1969–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q2
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 2.1
- SJR
- 0.47
- h-index
- 92
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 8 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Journal of Biosocial Science is Q2 in 1 of its 2 subject categories and Q3 in the other 1. Its best category quartile is Q2.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | #280 of 937 |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | #390 of 728 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 1.58
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 47
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Journal of Biosocial Science is Q2 in 1 of its 2 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Social Sciences (miscellaneous): Q2, #280 of 937), with SJR 0.47 (Scimago) and an h-index of 92 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to acceptance
- 329 days (median)Estimated from our library (21 papers)
- Acceptance to publication
- 60 days (median)Estimated from our library (20 papers)
- Submission to publication
- 379 days (median)Estimated from our library (20 papers)
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Journal of Biosocial Science a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Journal of Biosocial Science. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Journal of Biosocial Science indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Journal of Biosocial Science appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Biosocial Science?
Papers in Journal of Biosocial Science are cited about 2.1 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q2, with an h-index of 92. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Journal of Biosocial Science (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Journal of Biosocial Science is Q2 in 1 of its 2 subject categories and Q3 in the other 1. By category: Social Sciences (miscellaneous): Q2, #280 of 937; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: Q3, #390 of 728. Its best category quartile is Q2. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Journal of Biosocial Science is cited about 2.1 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 92.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Journal of Biosocial Science?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Journal of Biosocial Science. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q2 in Social Sciences (miscellaneous), derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Journal of Biosocial Science open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
How long does Journal of Biosocial Science take to publish a paper?
Submission to acceptance for Journal of Biosocial Science takes about 329 days (median) — Estimated from our library (n=21 papers). Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Journal of Biosocial Science.
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