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BMC Biology

BioMed Central Ltd

United KingdomAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Developmental Biology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Physiology (Q1); Plant Science (Q1); Structural Biology (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
Submission information ↗
Q1Ranking
—Impact Factor (year unverified)
144H-index (SCImago 2025)
1.731SJR (2025)
2003-2026Coverage

About BMC Biology

BMC Biology is a scholarly journal published by BioMed Central Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 1.731 and H-index of 144.

Coverage: 2003-2026. Research categories: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous) (Q1); Biotechnology (Q1); Cell Biology (Q1); Developmental Biology (Q1); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q1); Physiology (Q1); Plant Science (Q1); Structural Biology (Q1).

Open-access policies and author information

Reported in the official DOAJ public CSV snapshot (2026-09-01), downloaded 2026-10-03. Record updated 2026-03-17. This snapshot does not establish today’s listing status or fee quotation.

Accepted manuscript languagesEnglish
Licence optionsCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND
Peer-review processPeer review
APCDOAJ-reported APC: 3090 EUR; 3790 USD; 2690 GBP
Waiver policy reportedYes
Other fees reportedNo
Author retains unrestricted copyrightNo
Digital preservationCLOCKSS, PMC, Portico
Reported submission-to-publication time9 weeks on average; not a guarantee
Openly licensed content since2003 (not the journal founding year)

Publisher policy links recorded by DOAJ

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Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)1741-7007
ISSN-L1741-7007
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationBioMed Central
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Yes
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Listed in OpenAlex metadata; confirm current status in DOAJ
Works recorded in OpenAlex3,554
Citations recorded in OpenAlex169,338
OpenAlex H-index179
Years represented in OpenAlex1988–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Developmental Biology and Gene Regulation; Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research; Chromosomal and Genetic Variations; Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms; Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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Andrea KáslerDavid R. EdgellYunxi Chen