Journal metric profile

BIOLOGY BULLETIN

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 0.500 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 91/107 Recorded category rank

BIOLOGY BULLETIN JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

BIOLOGY BULLETIN is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.500, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q4.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 91 out of 107 journals in its listed category. A Q4 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 1,388 total citations, 400 total articles, 400 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.500, which is equal to 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 0.400. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.140.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 5.6 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 13.2 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

BIOLOGY BULLETIN is identified in this record by print ISSN 1062-3590 and electronic ISSN 1608-3059. 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 nameBIOLOGY BULLETIN
Abbreviated journalBIOL BULL+
PublisherPLEIADES PUBLISHING INC
Metric year2025
Overall rank16,781
ISSN1062-3590
eISSN1608-3059
Total cites1,388
Total articles400
Citable items400
Cited half-life5.6 years
Citing half-life13.2 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.500
5-Year Impact Factor0.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.400
Journal Citation Indicator0.140
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank91/107
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of BIOLOGY BULLETIN?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for BIOLOGY BULLETIN is 0.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is BIOLOGY BULLETIN?

BIOLOGY BULLETIN is listed in quartile Q4. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes BIOLOGY BULLETIN?

BIOLOGY BULLETIN is listed as being published by PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC.

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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