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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY
ISSN 1044-5498 eISSN 1557-7430
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.600 | 2.400 | 0.510 | Q2 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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Ecological Solutions and Evidence
ISSN N/A eISSN 2688-8319
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.600 | 2.800 | 0.720 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Epigenomics
ISSN 1750-1911 eISSN 1750-192X
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.600 | 2.800 | 0.620 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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EVOLUTION
ISSN 0014-3820 eISSN 1558-5646
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.600 | 3.100 | 0.880 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
ISSN 2296-701X eISSN 2296-701X
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.600 | 3.100 | 0.690 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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BMC Genomic Data
ISSN N/A eISSN 2730-6844
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.660 | Q2 | BMC |
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Briefings in Functional Genomics
ISSN 2041-2649 eISSN 2041-2657
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.500 | 3.100 | 0.550 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA
ISSN 0213-005X eISSN 1578-1852
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Microbiology | 2.500 | 2.300 | 0.560 | Q2 | EDICIONES DOYMA S A |
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FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0920-1742 eISSN 1573-5168
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.500 | 3.100 | 0.830 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS
ISSN 1434-5161 eISSN 1435-232X
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.500 | 2.700 | 0.630 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS
ISSN 1383-5718 eISSN 1879-3592
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.500 | 2.300 | 0.620 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Physiological Genomics
ISSN 1094-8341 eISSN 1531-2267
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.500 | 3.000 | 0.690 | Q2 | AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC |
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Quantitative Plant Biology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2632-8828
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Botany & Plant Science | 2.500 | 2.400 | 0.430 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology
ISSN 1710-1492 eISSN 1710-1492
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Immunology | 2.400 | 2.800 | 0.510 | Q2 | BMC |
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Applications in Plant Sciences
ISSN 2168-0450 eISSN 2168-0450
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Botany & Plant Science | 2.400 | 3.000 | 0.860 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology
ISSN 2211-3452 eISSN 2211-3460
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.400 | 2.400 | 0.780 | Q2 | KOREAN SOC HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE |
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Rangeland Ecology & Management
ISSN 1550-7424 eISSN 1551-5028
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.400 | 2.500 | 0.620 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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WEB ECOLOGY
ISSN 2193-3081 eISSN 1399-1183
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.400 | 3.000 | 0.590 | Q2 | COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH |
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Alpine Botany
ISSN 1664-2201 eISSN 1664-221X
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Botany & Plant Science | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.690 | Q2 | SPRINGER BASEL AG |
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Ecology and Evolution
ISSN 2045-7758 eISSN 2045-7758
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.650 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
ISSN 1010-061X eISSN 1420-9101
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.590 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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OECOLOGIA
ISSN 0029-8549 eISSN 1432-1939
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.710 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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BEHAVIOR GENETICS
ISSN 0001-8244 eISSN 1573-3297
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.750 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
ISSN 0024-4074 eISSN 1095-8339
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Botany & Plant Science | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.600 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2666-6227
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.850 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION
ISSN 1442-7001 eISSN 1442-8903
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.580 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Fungal Ecology
ISSN 1754-5048 eISSN 1878-0083
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.200 | 2.700 | 0.650 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Medicinal Plant Biology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2835-6969
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Botany & Plant Science | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.440 | Q2 | Maximum Academic Press |
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ANIMAL GENETICS
ISSN 0268-9146 eISSN 1365-2052
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Genetics & Genomics | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.680 | Q2 | WILEY |
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CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 0009-9120 eISSN 1873-2933
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.100 | 2.500 | 1.050 | Q2 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY
ISSN 0948-6143 eISSN 1432-119X
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 2.100 | 2.100 | 0.750 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1462-0316 eISSN 2380-4084
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.500 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
ISSN 0171-8630 eISSN 1616-1599
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.730 | Q2 | INTER-RESEARCH |
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PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0141-9838 eISSN 1365-3024
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Immunology | 2.100 | 2.000 | 0.380 | Q2 | WILEY |
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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY
ISSN 0969-997X eISSN 1365-2400
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.700 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY
ISSN 1226-9239 eISSN 1867-0725
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Botany & Plant Science | 2.000 | 2.800 | 0.540 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
ISSN 0927-3948 eISSN 1744-5078
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Immunology | 2.000 | 2.400 | 0.780 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY
ISSN 1477-2000 eISSN 1478-0933
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.000 | 1.900 | 0.510 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 0739-4462 eISSN 1520-6327
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.680 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS
ISSN 0931-2668 eISSN 1439-0388
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.600 | 0.880 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Journal of Genetic Counseling
ISSN 1059-7700 eISSN 1573-3599
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.630 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Landscape and Ecological Engineering
ISSN 1860-1871 eISSN 1860-188X
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.530 | Q2 | SPRINGER JAPAN KK |
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ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE
ISSN 0906-4710 eISSN 1651-1913
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Botany & Plant Science | 1.800 | 1.800 | 0.490 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1049-5398 eISSN 1532-2378
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0.630 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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AQUATIC ECOLOGY
ISSN 1386-2588 eISSN 1573-5125
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0.600 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding
ISSN 1212-1975 eISSN 1805-9325
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.800 | 1.300 | 0.400 | Q2 | CZECH ACADEMY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
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JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS
ISSN 0936-9937 eISSN 1432-1386
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.470 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
ISSN 0022-0981 eISSN 1879-1697
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.580 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective
ISSN 0173-9565 eISSN 1439-0485
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 1.700 | 0.600 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Translational Animal Science
ISSN N/A eISSN 2573-2102
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.800 | 1.600 | 0.590 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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BMC Zoology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2056-3132
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.700 | 1.600 | 0.860 | Q2 | BMC |
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CONSERVATION GENETICS
ISSN 1566-0621 eISSN 1572-9737
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 2.200 | 0.500 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION
ISSN 1552-5007 eISSN 1552-5015
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 2.000 | 0.670 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-1325 eISSN 1940-0896
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 2.000 | 0.590 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
ISSN 1559-6109 eISSN 1559-6109
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.790 | Q2 | AMER ASSOC LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE |
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PLANT ECOLOGY
ISSN 1385-0237 eISSN 1573-5052
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.580 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
ISSN 0034-6667 eISSN 1879-0615
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Botany & Plant Science | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.730 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics
ISSN 1029-7073 eISSN 2224-8978
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 1.600 | 0.550 | Q2 | SOC ADVANCEMENT BREEDING RESEARCHES ASIA & OCEANIA |
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TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN 1300-0179 eISSN 1303-6114
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.700 | 1.100 | 0.770 | Q2 | Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey |
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ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
ISSN 0307-6946 eISSN 1365-2311
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.600 | 2.300 | 0.860 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology
ISSN 0174-1578 eISSN 1432-136X
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.850 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN 0952-8369 eISSN 1469-7998
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.600 | 2.000 | 0.900 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Tree Genetics & Genomes
ISSN 1614-2942 eISSN 1614-2950
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.600 | 2.000 | 0.610 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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ZOOLOGY
ISSN 0944-2006 eISSN 1873-2720
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.890 | Q2 | ELSEVIER GMBH |
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Applied Animal Science
ISSN 2590-2873 eISSN 2590-2865
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.500 | 1.700 | 0.540 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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New Bioethics-A Multidisciplinary Journal of Biotechnology and the Body
ISSN 2050-2877 eISSN 2050-2885
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.500 | 1.100 | 0.500 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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ZOOLOGISCHER ANZEIGER
ISSN 0044-5231 eISSN 0044-5231
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.500 | 1.500 | 0.850 | Q2 | ELSEVIER GMBH |
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European Zoological Journal
ISSN 2475-0263 eISSN 2475-0263
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.400 | 1.600 | 0.890 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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INSECT SYSTEMATICS & EVOLUTION
ISSN 1399-560X eISSN 1876-312X
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.400 | 1.200 | 0.610 | Q2 | BRILL |
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Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological and Integrative Physiology
ISSN 2471-5638 eISSN 2471-5646
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.400 | 2.100 | 0.920 | Q2 | WILEY |
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ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES
ISSN 1021-5506 eISSN 1810-522X
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.400 | 1.500 | 0.790 | Q2 | BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTER, ACAD SINICA |
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ACTA ZOOLOGICA
ISSN 0001-7272 eISSN 1463-6395
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.300 | 1.200 | 0.660 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY
ISSN 1081-1710 eISSN 1948-7134
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.300 | 1.700 | 0.580 | Q2 | SOC VECTOR ECOLOGY |
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Revolutionary Russia
ISSN 0954-6545 eISSN 1743-7873
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Ecology & Evolution | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.860 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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