The International Journal of Biological Markers
ISSN 0393-6155 · SAGE Publishing · Italy · active 1986–2026
Metrics
- Best Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q2
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 1.9
- SJR
- 0.559
- h-index
- 58
“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 1 November 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, The International Journal of Biological Markers is Q2 in 2 of its 5 subject categories, Q3 in 2 and Q4 in 1. Its best category quartile is Q2.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Pathology and Forensic Medicine | Q2 | #85 of 214 |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q2 | #1,188 of 2,517 |
| Clinical Biochemistry | Q3 | #71 of 125 |
| Oncology | Q3 | #259 of 426 |
| Cancer Research | Q4 | #178 of 235 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 2.03
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 27
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).
The International Journal of Biological Markers is Q2 in 2 of its 5 Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Pathology and Forensic Medicine: Q2, #85 of 214), with SJR 0.559 (Scimago) and an h-index of 58 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to publication
- ~19 wkDOAJ self-reported
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 The International Journal of Biological Markers a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag The International Journal of Biological Markers. 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 The International Journal of Biological Markers indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, The International Journal of Biological Markers 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 The International Journal of Biological Markers?
Papers in The International Journal of Biological Markers are cited about 1.9 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q2, with an h-index of 58. 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 The International Journal of Biological Markers (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, The International Journal of Biological Markers is Q2 in 2 of its 5 subject categories, Q3 in 2 and Q4 in 1. By category: Pathology and Forensic Medicine: Q2, #85 of 214; Medicine (miscellaneous): Q2, #1,188 of 2,517; Clinical Biochemistry: Q3, #71 of 125; Oncology: Q3, #259 of 426; Cancer Research: Q4, #178 of 235. 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; The International Journal of Biological Markers is cited about 1.9 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 58.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of The International Journal of Biological Markers?
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 The International Journal of Biological Markers. The open equivalent is its best Scimago quartile, Q2 in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 1 other category, 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 The International Journal of Biological Markers 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 The International Journal of Biological Markers take to publish a paper?
Submission to publication for The International Journal of Biological Markers takes about ~19 wk — DOAJ self-reported. 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 The International Journal of Biological Markers.
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