Academic Journal
Q1Biology
About Biology
Biology is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.928 and H-index of 110.
Coverage: 2012-2026. Research categories: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q2); Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous) (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 4.3 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: biology@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Jukka Finne; Prof. Dr. Andrés Moya (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Aquaculture disease management and microbiota; Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Gut microbiota and health.
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