Academic Journal
Q1BioScience
About BioScience
BioScience is a scholarly journal published by Oxford University Press. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 2.295 and H-index of 258.
Coverage: 1965, 1968, 1970, 1972-1986, 1988-2026. Research categories: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1).
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Topics in published research
Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research; Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies; Human auditory perception and evaluation; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies; Plant and animal studies.
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5,088.00 USD
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