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Life Sciences Journals

Life sciences cover subjects ranging from molecular and cell biology to genetics, microbiology, ecology and plant science. Because citation behaviour differs across these specialties, narrower comparisons are usually more informative than broad cross-field comparisons.

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718Approved journals

711Journals with JIF

206Q1 journals

103.300Highest available JIF

2.300Median available JIF

Quartile distribution

Life Sciences journals by quartile

710 journals with Q1–Q4 data

Q1206

29.0% of quartile-classified journals

Q2174

24.5% of quartile-classified journals

Q3184

25.9% of quartile-classified journals

Q4146

20.6% of quartile-classified journals

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8 subsubjects with 10+ approved journals

Ecology & Evolution 175 Microbiology 112 Biochemistry & Biotechnology 107 Genetics & Genomics 93 Immunology 67 Zoology & Animal Science 61 Botany & Plant Science 60 Molecular & Cell Biology 43

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Journal	Subsubject	JIF	5-Year JIF	JCI	Quartile	Publisher
BMC Ecology and Evolution ISSN N/A eISSN 2730-7182	Ecology & Evolution	2.600	2.700	0.700	Q2	BMC
CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY ISSN 0343-8651 eISSN 1432-0991	Microbiology	2.600	2.600	0.610	Q3	SPRINGER
Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology ISSN 1528-4050 eISSN 1473-6322	Immunology	2.600	2.500	0.420	Q2	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DNA AND CELL BIOLOGY ISSN 1044-5498 eISSN 1557-7430	Molecular & Cell Biology	2.600	2.400	0.510	Q2	MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
Ecological Solutions and Evidence ISSN N/A eISSN 2688-8319	Ecology & Evolution	2.600	2.800	0.720	Q2	WILEY
Epigenomics ISSN 1750-1911 eISSN 1750-192X	Genetics & Genomics	2.600	2.800	0.620	Q2	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
European Journal of Microbiology and Immunology ISSN 2062-8633 eISSN 2062-8633	Microbiology	2.600	3.300	0.550	Q3	AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT
EVOLUTION ISSN 0014-3820 eISSN 1558-5646	Ecology & Evolution	2.600	3.100	0.880	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Evolutionary Intelligence ISSN 1864-5909 eISSN 1864-5917	Ecology & Evolution	2.600	2.600	0.400	Q3	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ISSN 2296-701X eISSN 2296-701X	Ecology & Evolution	2.600	3.100	0.690	Q2	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Frontiers in Zoology ISSN 1742-9994 eISSN 1742-9994	Zoology & Animal Science	2.600	2.900	1.460	Q1	BMC
JOURNAL OF EUKARYOTIC MICROBIOLOGY ISSN 1066-5234 eISSN 1550-7408	Microbiology	2.600	2.500	0.600	Q3	WILEY
JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY ISSN 1225-8873 eISSN 1976-3794	Microbiology	2.600	3.000	0.660	Q3	MICROBIOLOGICAL SOCIETY KOREA
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH ISSN 0947-5745 eISSN 1439-0469	Ecology & Evolution	2.600	2.000	0.780	Q1	WILEY
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY ISSN 0950-382X eISSN 1365-2958	Microbiology	2.600	3.200	0.570	Q3	WILEY
MYCOLOGIA ISSN 0027-5514 eISSN 1557-2536	Microbiology	2.600	2.700	0.810	Q3	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY ISSN 0003-2697 eISSN 1096-0309	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.500	2.700	0.650	Q3	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
ARCHIVES OF VIROLOGY ISSN 0304-8608 eISSN 1432-8798	Microbiology	2.500	2.200	0.650	Q3	SPRINGER WIEN
BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS ISSN 8756-7938 eISSN 1520-6033	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.500	2.700	0.540	Q3	WILEY
BMC Genomic Data ISSN N/A eISSN 2730-6844	Genetics & Genomics	2.500	2.400	0.660	Q2	BMC
Briefings in Functional Genomics ISSN 2041-2649 eISSN 2041-2657	Genetics & Genomics	2.500	3.100	0.550	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
CELL BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS ISSN 1085-9195 eISSN 1559-0283	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.500	2.300	0.440	Q3	HUMANA PRESS INC
CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY ISSN 1612-1872 eISSN 1612-1880	Ecology & Evolution	2.500	2.600	0.450	Q3	WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSN 0717-3458 eISSN 0717-3458	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.500	2.700	0.570	Q3	PONTIFICIA UNIV CATOLICA VALPARAISO
ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS Y MICROBIOLOGIA CLINICA ISSN 0213-005X eISSN 1578-1852	Microbiology	2.500	2.300	0.560	Q2	EDICIONES DOYMA S A
FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY ISSN 0920-1742 eISSN 1573-5168	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.500	3.100	0.830	Q2	SPRINGER
FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSN 1330-9862 eISSN 1334-2606	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.500	3.300	0.510	Q3	FACULTY FOOD TECHNOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY
JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS ISSN 1434-5161 eISSN 1435-232X	Genetics & Genomics	2.500	2.700	0.630	Q2	SPRINGERNATURE
JOURNAL OF STEROID BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ISSN 0960-0760 eISSN 1879-1220	Molecular & Cell Biology	2.500	3.200	0.670	Q3	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSN 1073-6085 eISSN 1559-0305	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.500	2.700	0.490	Q3	SPRINGERNATURE
MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS ISSN 1383-5718 eISSN 1879-3592	Genetics & Genomics	2.500	2.300	0.620	Q2	ELSEVIER
Physiological Genomics ISSN 1094-8341 eISSN 1531-2267	Genetics & Genomics	2.500	3.000	0.690	Q2	AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
Quantitative Plant Biology ISSN N/A eISSN 2632-8828	Botany & Plant Science	2.500	2.400	0.430	Q2	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology ISSN 1710-1492 eISSN 1710-1492	Immunology	2.400	2.800	0.510	Q2	BMC
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY ISSN 1046-7408 eISSN 1600-0897	Immunology	2.400	3.000	0.620	Q3	WILEY
Applications in Plant Sciences ISSN 2168-0450 eISSN 2168-0450	Botany & Plant Science	2.400	3.000	0.860	Q2	WILEY
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics ISSN 1744-117X eISSN 1878-0407	Genetics & Genomics	2.400	2.800	0.620	Q3	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY ISSN 0145-305X eISSN 1879-0089	Immunology	2.400	2.700	1.080	Q1	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Frontiers in Animal Science ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-6225	Zoology & Animal Science	2.400	2.600	0.920	Q1	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Future Microbiology ISSN 1746-0913 eISSN 1746-0921	Microbiology	2.400	2.500	0.440	Q3	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Horticulture Environment and Biotechnology ISSN 2211-3452 eISSN 2211-3460	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.400	2.400	0.780	Q2	KOREAN SOC HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
IMMUNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ISSN 0882-0139 eISSN 1532-4311	Immunology	2.400	2.200	0.510	Q3	TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSN 0268-2575 eISSN 1097-4660	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.400	2.800	0.400	Q3	WILEY
Myrmecological News ISSN 1994-4136 eISSN N/A	Ecology & Evolution	2.400	3.200	1.190	Q1	OESTERREICHISCHE GESELL ENTOMOFAUNISTIK, C/O NATURHISTOR MUSEUM WIEN
Rangeland Ecology & Management ISSN 1550-7424 eISSN 1551-5028	Ecology & Evolution	2.400	2.500	0.620	Q2	ELSEVIER
VIROLOGY ISSN 0042-6822 eISSN 1089-862X	Microbiology	2.400	2.500	0.720	Q3	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
WEB ECOLOGY ISSN 2193-3081 eISSN 1399-1183	Ecology & Evolution	2.400	3.000	0.590	Q2	COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
Alpine Botany ISSN 1664-2201 eISSN 1664-221X	Botany & Plant Science	2.300	2.600	0.690	Q2	SPRINGER BASEL AG
CLINICAL GENETICS ISSN 0009-9163 eISSN 1399-0004	Genetics & Genomics	2.300	3.200	0.630	Q3	WILEY
Ecology and Evolution ISSN 2045-7758 eISSN 2045-7758	Ecology & Evolution	2.300	2.800	0.650	Q2	WILEY
European Annals of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ISSN 1764-1489 eISSN 1764-1489	Immunology	2.300	2.000	0.570	Q3	EDRA SPA
Evolutionary Human Sciences ISSN N/A eISSN 2513-843X	Ecology & Evolution	2.300	2.600	1.100	Q1	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
FUNGAL GENETICS AND BIOLOGY ISSN 1087-1845 eISSN 1096-0937	Genetics & Genomics	2.300	3.000	0.750	Q3	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
GEN Biotechnology ISSN 2768-1572 eISSN 2768-1556	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.300	2.300	0.510	Q3	MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY ISSN 0962-1075 eISSN 1365-2583	Molecular & Cell Biology	2.300	2.900	0.800	Q1	WILEY
INTERNATIONAL MICROBIOLOGY ISSN 1139-6709 eISSN 1618-1905	Microbiology	2.300	2.700	0.560	Q3	SPRINGER
Italian Journal of Animal Science ISSN 1594-4077 eISSN 1828-051X	Zoology & Animal Science	2.300	2.400	0.960	Q1	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY ISSN 1010-061X eISSN 1420-9101	Ecology & Evolution	2.300	2.200	0.590	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Journal of Political Ecology ISSN 1073-0451 eISSN 1073-0451	Ecology & Evolution	2.300	2.800	0.480	Q3	UNIV ARIZONA LIBRARIES
MEDICAL MYCOLOGY ISSN 1369-3786 eISSN 1460-2709	Microbiology	2.300	2.700	0.860	Q1	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
OECOLOGIA ISSN 0029-8549 eISSN 1432-1939	Ecology & Evolution	2.300	2.800	0.710	Q2	SPRINGER
Vertebrate Zoology ISSN 1864-5755 eISSN N/A	Zoology & Animal Science	2.300	2.200	1.500	Q1	STAATLICHES MUSEUM TIERKUNDE DRESDEN
Annals of Animal Science ISSN 1642-3402 eISSN 2300-8733	Zoology & Animal Science	2.200	2.100	0.770	Q1	WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
BEHAVIOR GENETICS ISSN 0001-8244 eISSN 1573-3297	Genetics & Genomics	2.200	2.200	0.750	Q2	SPRINGER
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY ISSN 1045-2249 eISSN 1465-7279	Ecology & Evolution	2.200	2.300	0.870	Q1	OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS ISSN 0006-291X eISSN 1090-2104	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.200	2.500	0.630	Q3	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports ISSN 2405-5808 eISSN 2405-5808	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.200	2.700	0.500	Q4	ELSEVIER
BIOCHEMISTRY-MOSCOW ISSN 0006-2979 eISSN 1608-3040	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.200	2.400	0.310	Q4	MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER
BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY ISSN 0024-4074 eISSN 1095-8339	Botany & Plant Science	2.200	2.200	0.600	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY ISSN 1095-6433 eISSN 1531-4332	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.200	2.400	0.870	Q1	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ZOOLOGY ISSN 1383-4517 eISSN 1875-9866	Zoology & Animal Science	2.200	2.400	1.340	Q1	BRILL
Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology ISSN N/A eISSN 2666-6227	Ecology & Evolution	2.200	2.300	0.850	Q2	ELSEVIER
ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT & RESTORATION ISSN 1442-7001 eISSN 1442-8903	Ecology & Evolution	2.200	2.300	0.580	Q2	WILEY
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS ISSN 0378-1097 eISSN 1574-6968	Microbiology	2.200	2.400	0.490	Q3	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Fungal Ecology ISSN 1754-5048 eISSN 1878-0083	Ecology & Evolution	2.200	2.700	0.650	Q2	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
G3-Genes Genomes Genetics ISSN 2160-1836 eISSN 2160-1836	Genetics & Genomics	2.200	2.500	0.590	Q3	OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY ISSN 0198-8859 eISSN 1879-1166	Immunology	2.200	2.400	0.560	Q3	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA ISSN 0889-8561 eISSN 1557-8607	Immunology	2.200	2.600	0.570	Q3	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Medicinal Plant Biology ISSN N/A eISSN 2835-6969	Botany & Plant Science	2.200	2.200	0.440	Q2	Maximum Academic Press
Microbiology Research ISSN N/A eISSN 2036-7481	Microbiology	2.200	2.100	1.310	Q3	MDPI
Veterinary and Animal Science ISSN N/A eISSN 2451-943X	Zoology & Animal Science	2.200	2.300	0.950	Q1	ELSEVIER
Anatomical Record-Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology ISSN 1932-8486 eISSN 1932-8494	Ecology & Evolution	2.100	2.100	1.210	Q1	WILEY
ANIMAL GENETICS ISSN 0268-9146 eISSN 1365-2052	Genetics & Genomics	2.100	2.500	0.680	Q2	WILEY
Biochemistry and Cell Biology ISSN 0829-8211 eISSN 1208-6002	Molecular & Cell Biology	2.100	2.300	0.450	Q4	CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING
BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS ISSN 0141-5492 eISSN 1573-6776	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.100	2.500	0.440	Q3	SPRINGER
CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY ISSN 0009-9120 eISSN 1873-2933	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.100	2.500	1.050	Q2	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY ISSN 0269-7653 eISSN 1573-8477	Ecology & Evolution	2.100	1.900	0.480	Q3	SPRINGER
FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL IMMUNOLOGY ISSN 0954-0105 eISSN 1465-3443	Immunology	2.100	2.200	0.400	Q3	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Genetics Research ISSN 0016-6723 eISSN 1469-5073	Genetics & Genomics	2.100	2.000	0.460	Q3	WILEY
HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY ISSN 0948-6143 eISSN 1432-119X	Molecular & Cell Biology	2.100	2.100	0.750	Q2	SPRINGER
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE & BIOTECHNOLOGY ISSN 1462-0316 eISSN 2380-4084	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.100	2.400	0.500	Q2	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION ISSN 1064-7554 eISSN 1573-7055	Ecology & Evolution	2.100	1.900	0.840	Q1	SPRINGER
LETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY ISSN 0266-8254 eISSN 1472-765X	Microbiology	2.100	2.400	0.470	Q3	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES ISSN 0171-8630 eISSN 1616-1599	Ecology & Evolution	2.100	2.500	0.730	Q2	INTER-RESEARCH
MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS ISSN 1617-4615 eISSN 1617-4623	Genetics & Genomics	2.100	2.200	0.560	Q3	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
PARASITE IMMUNOLOGY ISSN 0141-9838 eISSN 1365-3024	Immunology	2.100	2.000	0.380	Q2	WILEY
REVISTA ARGENTINA DE MICROBIOLOGIA ISSN 0325-7541 eISSN 1851-7617	Microbiology	2.100	1.900	0.510	Q3	ASOCIACION ARGENTINA MICROBIOLOGIA
Zoological Letters ISSN 2056-306X eISSN 2056-306X	Zoology & Animal Science	2.100	2.600	1.320	Q1	BMC
BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMATICS AND ECOLOGY ISSN 0305-1978 eISSN 1873-2925	Biochemistry & Biotechnology	2.000	1.700	0.480	Q3	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
BMC Medical Genomics ISSN N/A eISSN 1755-8794	Genetics & Genomics	2.000	2.400	0.600	Q3	BMC

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