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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports
ISSN 2405-5808 eISSN 2405-5808
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.200 | 2.700 | 0.500 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW
ISSN 0006-2979 eISSN 1608-3040
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.200 | 2.400 | 0.310 | Q4 | MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER |
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Biochemistry and Cell Biology
ISSN 0829-8211 eISSN 1208-6002
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.100 | 2.300 | 0.450 | Q4 | CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING |
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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1517-8382 eISSN 1678-4405
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 2.400 | 0.490 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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Medical Mycology Journal
ISSN 2185-6486 eISSN 2186-165X
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 1.700 | 0.410 | Q4 | JAPANESE SOC MEDICAL MYCOLOGY |
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ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0003-6072 eISSN 1572-9699
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Microbiology | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.450 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL DE MYCOLOGIE MEDICALE
ISSN 1156-5233 eISSN 1773-0449
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Microbiology | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.520 | Q4 | MASSON EDITEUR |
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MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0385-5600 eISSN 1348-0421
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Microbiology | 1.800 | 2.200 | 0.380 | Q4 | WILEY |
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Evolutionary Biology
ISSN 0071-3260 eISSN 1934-2845
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 2.400 | 0.460 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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Iranian Journal of Microbiology
ISSN 2008-3289 eISSN 2008-4447
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Microbiology | 1.700 | 2.000 | 0.330 | Q4 | UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES-DANISHGAH-I ULUM-I PIZISHKI-I TIHRAN |
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Journal of Biochemistry
ISSN 0021-924X eISSN 1756-2651
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.700 | 2.100 | 0.370 | Q4 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA
ISSN 1217-8950 eISSN 1588-2640
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 1.600 | 0.370 | Q4 | AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT |
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0008-4166 eISSN 1480-3275
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 2.700 | 0.390 | Q4 | CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING |
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CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1462-5814 eISSN 1462-5822
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 3.200 | 0.460 | Q4 | WILEY |
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Central European Journal of Immunology
ISSN 1426-3912 eISSN 1644-4124
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Immunology | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.260 | Q4 | TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD |
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Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S-Chemia I Inzynieria Ekologiczna S
ISSN 1898-6196 eISSN 2084-4549
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.310 | Q4 | SCIENDO |
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Frontiers in Virology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-818X
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.340 | Q4 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
ISSN 0970-1915 eISSN 0974-0422
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.600 | 1.600 | 0.240 | Q4 | SPRINGER INDIA |
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INDIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0046-8991 eISSN 0973-7715
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 2.500 | 0.390 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS
ISSN 0022-1759 eISSN 1872-7905
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Immunology | 1.600 | 1.900 | 0.390 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS
ISSN 0166-0934 eISSN 1879-0984
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 1.900 | 0.590 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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Polish Journal of Microbiology
ISSN 1733-1331 eISSN 2544-4646
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 2.400 | 0.410 | Q4 | POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO MIKROBIOLOGOW-POLISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS |
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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0300-9475 eISSN 1365-3083
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Immunology | 1.600 | 2.800 | 0.340 | Q4 | WILEY |
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Case Reports in Immunology
ISSN 2090-6609 eISSN 2090-6617
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Immunology | 1.500 | 1.300 | 0.210 | Q4 | WILEY |
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Evolutionary Bioinformatics
ISSN 1176-9343 eISSN 1176-9343
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.500 | 1.700 | 0.480 | Q4 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Global Medical Genetics
ISSN 2699-9404 eISSN 2699-9404
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.500 | 1.400 | 0.300 | Q4 | KEAI PUBLISHING LTD |
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International Journal of Mycobacteriology
ISSN 2212-5531 eISSN 2212-554X
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Microbiology | 1.500 | 1.400 | 0.340 | Q4 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
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Iranian Journal of Biotechnology
ISSN 1728-3043 eISSN 1728-3043
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0.340 | Q4 | NATL INST GENETIC ENGINEERING & BIOTECHNOLOGY |
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Journal of Ecological Engineering
ISSN 2299-8993 eISSN 2299-8993
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.500 | 1.400 | 0.170 | Q4 | POLISH SOC ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING-PTIE |
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Journal of Medical Biochemistry
ISSN 1452-8258 eISSN 1452-8266
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.500 | 1.800 | 0.350 | Q4 | SOC MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTS SERBIA |
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Marine Genomics
ISSN 1874-7787 eISSN 1876-7478
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0.510 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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Advances in Virology
ISSN 1687-8639 eISSN 1687-8647
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Microbiology | 1.400 | 1.200 | 0.360 | Q4 | WILEY |
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Biochemistry Moscow Supplement Series A-Membrane and Cell Biology
ISSN 1990-7478 eISSN 1990-7494
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.400 | 1.000 | 0.120 | Q4 | PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC |
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BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT
ISSN 1310-2818 eISSN 1314-3530
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.400 | 1.700 | 0.340 | Q4 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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CURRENT GENOMICS
ISSN 1389-2029 eISSN 1875-5488
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.400 | 3.100 | 0.320 | Q4 | BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD |
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Future Virology
ISSN 1746-0794 eISSN 1746-0808
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Microbiology | 1.400 | 1.400 | 0.350 | Q4 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of Clinical Virology Plus
ISSN 2667-0380 eISSN 2667-0380
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Microbiology | 1.400 | 1.300 | 0.390 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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Lifestyle Genomics
ISSN 2504-3161 eISSN 2504-3188
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.400 | 2.100 | 0.380 | Q4 | KARGER |
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Molecular Cytogenetics
ISSN N/A eISSN 1755-8166
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.400 | 1.400 | 0.330 | Q4 | BMC |
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American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Immunology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2164-7712
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Immunology | 1.300 | 1.100 | 0.210 | Q4 | E-CENTURY PUBLISHING CORP |
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Applied Food Biotechnology
ISSN 2345-5357 eISSN 2423-4214
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.300 | 1.700 | 0.370 | Q4 | SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES, FAC MED |
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CYTOGENETIC AND GENOME RESEARCH
ISSN 1424-8581 eISSN 1424-859X
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.300 | 1.500 | 0.280 | Q4 | KARGER |
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ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION
ISSN 0367-0244 eISSN 1543-5237
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.300 | 1.700 | 0.350 | Q4 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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GENETICA
ISSN 0016-6707 eISSN 1573-6857
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.300 | 1.500 | 0.390 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN 1415-4757 eISSN 1678-4685
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.300 | 1.700 | 0.320 | Q4 | SOC BRASIL GENETICA |
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Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation
ISSN 1868-1883 eISSN 1868-1891
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.300 | 1.500 | 0.200 | Q4 | WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH |
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Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology
ISSN 0255-0857 eISSN 1998-3646
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Microbiology | 1.300 | 1.300 | 0.270 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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Medical Mycology Case Reports
ISSN 2211-7539 eISSN 2211-7539
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Microbiology | 1.300 | 1.300 | 0.470 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0026-2617 eISSN 1608-3237
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Microbiology | 1.300 | 1.500 | 0.300 | Q4 | MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER |
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Microbiology Australia
ISSN 1324-4272 eISSN 2201-9189
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Microbiology | 1.300 | 0.900 | 0.260 | Q4 | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
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ACTA PROTOZOOLOGICA
ISSN 0065-1583 eISSN 1689-0027
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.200 | 0.700 | 0.190 | Q4 | JAGIELLONIAN UNIV, INST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES |
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ANNALS OF HUMAN GENETICS
ISSN 0003-4800 eISSN 1469-1809
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.200 | 1.400 | 0.320 | Q4 | WILEY |
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GENES & GENETIC SYSTEMS
ISSN 1341-7568 eISSN 1880-5779
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.200 | 1.300 | 0.280 | Q4 | GENETICS SOC JAPAN |
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Iranian Journal of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
ISSN 1735-1502 eISSN 1735-5249
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Immunology | 1.200 | 1.300 | 0.280 | Q4 | TEHRAN UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES |
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JOURNAL OF GENETICS
ISSN 0022-1333 eISSN 0973-7731
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.200 | 1.400 | 0.320 | Q4 | INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES |
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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN 0026-8933 eISSN 1608-3245
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.200 | 1.200 | 0.180 | Q4 | PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC |
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Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
ISSN 2322-3480 eISSN 2322-3480
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.200 | 1.400 | 0.270 | Q4 | VARASTEGAN INST MEDICAL SCIENCES |
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Twin Research and Human Genetics
ISSN 1832-4274 eISSN 1839-2628
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.200 | 2.100 | 0.420 | Q4 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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VIRAL IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0882-8245 eISSN 1557-8976
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Immunology | 1.200 | 1.400 | 0.310 | Q4 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
ISSN 0141-6707 eISSN 1365-2028
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.100 | 1.100 | 0.350 | Q4 | WILEY |
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APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0003-6838 eISSN 1608-3024
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Microbiology | 1.100 | 1.100 | 0.250 | Q4 | PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC |
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Biomedical and Biotechnology Research Journal
ISSN 2588-9834 eISSN 2588-9842
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.100 | 1.100 | 0.260 | Q4 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
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Ecological Restoration
ISSN 1543-4060 eISSN 1543-4079
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.100 | 1.700 | 0.410 | Q4 | UNIV WISCONSIN PRESS |
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Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
ISSN 1110-8630 eISSN 2090-2441
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.100 | 1.300 | 0.280 | Q4 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Industrial Biotechnology
ISSN 1550-9087 eISSN 1931-8421
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.100 | 0.000 | 0.180 | Q4 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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International Journal of Immunogenetics
ISSN 1744-3121 eISSN 1744-313X
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.100 | 1.900 | 0.400 | Q4 | WILEY |
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Iranian Journal of Immunology
ISSN 1735-1383 eISSN 1735-367X
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Immunology | 1.100 | 1.300 | 0.220 | Q4 | SHIRAZ INST CANCER RES |
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Theoretical Ecology
ISSN 1874-1738 eISSN 1874-1746
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.100 | 1.700 | 0.330 | Q4 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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ANNALS OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0004-5632 eISSN 1758-1001
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.000 | 1.900 | 0.680 | Q4 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers
ISSN 1945-0265 eISSN 1945-0257
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.000 | 1.100 | 0.250 | Q4 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics
ISSN N/A eISSN 2578-5281
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.000 | 0.000 | 0.250 | Q4 | OAE PUBLISHING INC |
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JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY
ISSN 0266-4674 eISSN 1469-7831
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.000 | 1.400 | 0.290 | Q4 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Molecular Biology Research Communications
ISSN 2322-181X eISSN 2345-2005
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.000 | 1.300 | 0.240 | Q4 | SHIRAZ UNIV |
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New Microbiologica
ISSN 1121-7138 eISSN 1121-7138
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Microbiology | 1.000 | 1.100 | 0.250 | Q4 | EDIZIONI INT SRL |
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PALAEONTOGRAPHICA ABTEILUNG A-PALAOZOOLOGIE-STRATIGRAPHIE
ISSN 0375-0442 eISSN 0375-0442
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.000 | 1.900 | 0.940 | Q4 | E SCHWEIZERBARTSCHE VERLAGSBUCHHANDLUNG |
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POPULATION ECOLOGY
ISSN 1438-3896 eISSN 1438-390X
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.000 | 1.600 | 0.310 | Q4 | WILEY |
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VIROLOGIE
ISSN 1267-8694 eISSN N/A
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Microbiology | 1.000 | 0.700 | 0.170 | Q4 | JLE |
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Evolutionary Psychology
ISSN 1474-7049 eISSN 1474-7049
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.900 | 1.600 | 0.450 | Q4 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY
ISSN 0556-3321 eISSN 2070-3368
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Botany & Plant Science | 0.900 | 1.000 | 0.310 | Q4 | PAKISTAN BOTANICAL SOC |
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Annali di Botanica
ISSN 0365-0812 eISSN 2239-3129
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Botany & Plant Science | 0.600 | 0.700 | 0.180 | Q4 | UNIV STUDI ROMA LA SAPIENZA |
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APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
ISSN 1589-1623 eISSN 1785-0037
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.600 | 0.800 | 0.150 | Q4 | ALOKI Applied Ecological Research and Forensic Inst Ltd |
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BIOTECHNOLOGIE AGRONOMIE SOCIETE ET ENVIRONNEMENT
ISSN 1370-6233 eISSN 1780-4507
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 0.600 | 0.800 | 0.140 | Q4 | FAC UNIV SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES GEMBLOUX |
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Journal of Geology Geography and Geoecology
ISSN 2617-2909 eISSN 2617-2119
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.600 | 0.400 | 0.140 | Q4 | OLES GONCHAR DNIPRO NATL UNIV |
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Journal of Insect Biodiversity
ISSN 2538-1318 eISSN 2147-7612
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.600 | 0.000 | 0.260 | Q4 | MAGNOLIA PRESS |
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
ISSN 0973-7510 eISSN 2581-690X
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Microbiology | 0.600 | 0.700 | 0.150 | Q4 | DR M N KHAN |
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Microbiology Resource Announcements
ISSN N/A eISSN 2576-098X
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Microbiology | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.170 | Q4 | AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY |
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North-Western Journal of Zoology
ISSN 1584-9074 eISSN 1842-6441
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Zoology & Animal Science | 0.600 | 0.900 | 0.350 | Q4 | UNIV ORADEA PUBL HOUSE |
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Redia-Journal of Zoology
ISSN 0370-4327 eISSN 0370-4327
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Zoology & Animal Science | 0.600 | 0.500 | 0.360 | Q4 | CRA-RESEARCH CENTRE AGROBIOLOGY & PEDOLOGY |
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RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
ISSN 1067-4136 eISSN 1608-3334
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.600 | 0.700 | 0.210 | Q4 | PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC |
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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
ISSN 0375-1589 eISSN 2221-4062
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Zoology & Animal Science | 0.600 | 0.900 | 0.260 | Q4 | SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES |
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ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ISSN 0939-7140 eISSN 2326-2680
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Zoology & Animal Science | 0.600 | 0.700 | 0.330 | Q4 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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ACTA ZOOLOGICA BULGARICA
ISSN 0324-0770 eISSN N/A
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Zoology & Animal Science | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.230 | Q4 | INST ZOOLOGY, BAS |
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AFRICAN ZOOLOGY
ISSN 1562-7020 eISSN 2224-073X
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Zoology & Animal Science | 0.500 | 0.900 | 0.350 | Q4 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Contemporary Problems of Ecology
ISSN 1995-4255 eISSN 1995-4263
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.500 | 0.600 | 0.170 | Q4 | MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER |
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Cytology and Genetics
ISSN 0095-4527 eISSN 1934-9440
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Genetics & Genomics | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.150 | Q4 | PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC |
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Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review
ISSN 1349-4961 eISSN 2188-2096
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.180 | Q4 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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GAYANA BOTANICA
ISSN 0016-5301 eISSN 0717-6643
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Botany & Plant Science | 0.500 | 0.400 | 0.130 | Q4 | EDICIONES UNIV, CONCEPCION |
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Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences-JAPS
ISSN 1018-7081 eISSN 2309-8694
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Botany & Plant Science | 0.500 | 0.600 | 0.210 | Q4 | PAKISTAN AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS FORUM |
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JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 0022-0930 eISSN 1608-3202
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 0.500 | 0.600 | 0.150 | Q4 | PLEIADES PUBLISHING INC |
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Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity
ISSN N/A eISSN 2588-3526
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.500 | 0.600 | 0.150 | Q4 | ARAK UNIV, ARAK |
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