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2025 SJR Q1 JCR Q2 · 2,7 2 matched articles SCIE

Journal detail

Biology Letters

Publisher
The Royal Society
Country
United Kingdom · Western Europe
Type
journal
ISSN
  • 17449561
  • 1744957X
Scopus 0,982 SJR
Scopus Q1 SJR Q
WoS Q2 JCR Q
WoS 2,7 JIF
Scopus 148 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

  • SJR 0,982
  • Quartile Q1
  • H-Index 148
  • Cites/doc 2,59
  • Docs (3y) 537
  • Cites (3y) 1.525

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

  • JCR Q Q2
  • JIF 2,7
  • 5Y JIF 3,1
  • JCI 0,77

WoS indexes

  • SCIE

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Q1

Areas

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

WoS categories

  • Biology | Ecology | Evolutionary Biology

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year SJR Q JCR Q (1997+) SJR JIF (1997+) 5Y JIF (1997+) JCI (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) H-Index
2025 Q1 Q2 0,982 2,7 3,1 0,77 Q2 148
2024 Q1 Q2 1,071 3 3,2 0,83 Q1 140
2023 Q1 Q2 1,232 2,8 3,4 0,82 Q2 140
2022 Q1 Q2 1,293 3,3 3,7 0,86 Q2 140
2021 Q1 Q2 1,342 3,9 4,4 0,88 Q2 140
2020 Q1 Q2 1,596 3,7 4,2 0,89 Q2 140
2019 Q1 Q2 1,651 2,9 3,6 0,92 Q1 140
2018 — Q1 — 3,3 3,5 0,98 Q1 —
2017 Q1 Q1 1,914 3,3 3,6 1,01 Q1 140
2016 Q1 Q1 1,851 3,1 3,3 — — 140
2015 Q1 Q1 2,028 2,8 3,4 — — 140
2014 Q1 Q1 2,079 3,2 3,7 — — 140
2013 Q1 Q1 2,264 3,4 3,9 — — 140
2012 Q1 Q1 2,01 3,3 3,9 — — 140
2011 Q1 Q1 2,434 3,8 4 — — 140
2010 Q1 Q1 2,265 3,7 3,8 — — 140
2009 — Q1 — 3,5 3,6 — — —
2008 — Q1 — 3 3,3 — — —
2007 — Q2 — 2,7 2,7 — — —
2006 — Q2 — 2 — — — —
2005 — — — — — — — —

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year Category Edition JCR Q (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) Rank
2025 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 33/106
2025 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 86/205
2025 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q3 21/54
2024 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q1 28/107
2024 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 64/200
2024 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 17/53
2023 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 32/109
2023 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 64/197
2023 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q3 22/54
2022 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 32/92
2022 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 59/171
2022 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 20/52
2021 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 29/94
2021 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 60/173
2021 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 19/51
2020 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 28/93
2020 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 47/166
2020 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 19/50
2019 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q1 27/93
2019 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 49/169
2019 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q3 21/51
2018 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 Q1 17/87
2018 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 46/165
2018 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 18/50
2017 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 Q1 16/85
2017 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 43/160
2017 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 Q2 17/49
2016 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 17/85
2016 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 43/153
2016 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 18/48
2015 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 19/86
2015 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 47/150
2015 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 22/46
2014 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 16/85
2014 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 37/145
2014 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 19/46
2013 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 15/85
2013 ECOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 34/141
2013 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 17/46
2012 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 13/83
2012 ECOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 31/136
2012 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 18/47
2011 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 15/85
2011 ECOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 29/134
2011 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 13/45
2010 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 14/86
2010 ECOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 28/130
2010 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 17/45
2009 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 14/76
2009 ECOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 28/129
2009 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 16/45
2008 BIOLOGY SCIE Q1 — 15/72
2008 ECOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 32/124
2008 EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 16/39
2007 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 18/71
2006 BIOLOGY SCIE Q2 — 18/65
2005 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES SCIE — — —