Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
Biological Communications
ISSN 2542-2154 · eISSN 2587-5779 · Saint Petersburg State University
Biological Communications: fully open access; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biological Communications is published by Saint Petersburg State University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, History of Science and Medicine and Plant Diversity and Evolution, together about 22.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.9%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Q3 | 167/235 | 29th |
| General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Q4 | 185/223 | 17th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 525 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 118 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 203 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 207 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 253 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 193 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 153 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Saint Petersburg State University
- ISSN
- 2542-2154
- Electronic ISSN
- 2587-5779
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biological Communications
Which databases index Biological Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biological Communications is indexed in Scopus.
Is Biological Communications open access, and what is the APC?
Biological Communications is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .