Academic Journal
Q1BioMetals
About BioMetals
BioMetals is a scholarly journal published by Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.783 and H-index of 127.
Coverage: 1992-2026. Research categories: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Inorganic Chemistry (Q1); Metals and Alloys (Q1); Biochemistry (Q2); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q2); Biomaterials (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 4.0 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
- Editor(s): Isabelle Michaud-Soret PhD; Christopher Rensing PhD (Editors-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal metric year and editorial leadership as listed on the Springer Nature journal homepage.
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Topics in published research
Trace Elements in Health; Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity; Iron Metabolism and Disorders; Metal complexes synthesis and properties; Heavy metals in environment; Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals.
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Reported open-access list prices
4,090.00 USD; 3,090.00 EUR; 2,690.00 GBP
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Aims & Scope
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