Journal metric profile

Journal of Vertebrate Biology

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.500 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 60/181 Recorded category rank

Journal of Vertebrate Biology JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Journal of Vertebrate Biology is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by INST VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY AS CR. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.500, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 60 out of 181 journals in its listed category. A Q2 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 262 total citations, 34 total articles, 36 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.700, which is 0.200 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.400. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.780.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 3.2 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 14 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Journal of Vertebrate Biology is identified in this record by print ISSN 2694-7684 and electronic ISSN 2694-7684. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameJournal of Vertebrate Biology
Abbreviated journalJ VERTEBR BIOL
PublisherINST VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY AS CR
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,681
ISSN2694-7684
eISSN2694-7684
Total cites262
Total articles34
Citable items36
Cited half-life3.2 years
Citing half-life14 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.500
5-Year Impact Factor1.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.400
Journal Citation Indicator0.780
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank60/181
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Journal of Vertebrate Biology?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Journal of Vertebrate Biology is 1.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Journal of Vertebrate Biology?

Journal of Vertebrate Biology is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Journal of Vertebrate Biology?

Journal of Vertebrate Biology is listed as being published by INST VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY AS CR.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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