Journal profile · Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
BioRisk
ISSN 1313-2644 · eISSN 1313-2652 · Pensoft Publishers
BioRisk: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BioRisk is published by Pensoft Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, together about 33.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BIORISK – Biodiversity and Ecosystem Risk Assessment is a peer-reviewed, open-access, rapid online journal launched to publish research in ecology and biodiversity science. BIORISK shall accept manuscripts related to the following topics: Biodiversity: Species, Ecosystems & Conservation Populations and communities Behavioural ecology Habitats, ecosystems and natural spaces Biogeography and macroecology Evolutionary ecology Conservation biology Ecosystem and biodiversity services Biological invasions Biodiversity risk assessment Environmental Ecology Climate change Landscape ecology, land use change Marine and freshwater ecology Agricultural ecology Urban ecology Restoration ecology Landscape planning and infrastructures, Environmental pollution (ecotoxicology, eutrophication, nitrogen deposition, etc.) Waste management and remediation Environmnetal risk asessments Environmental impact assessment (EIA) Ecological expertise, expert systems and evidence based assessment Ecological informatics The following categories of papers will be considered: Original research articles Reviews - longer articles, offering a comprehensive overview, historical analysis or/and future perspectives of a topic Monographs and collection of papers with no limit in size, published as 'special issues' Short communications Letters and forum papers Book reviews The journal is published as an online and a print version.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science17.2%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Genetically Modified Organisms ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science3.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insect Science | Q2 | 60/193 | 69th |
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q2 | 175/520 | 66th |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 101/253 | 60th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q2 | 298/736 | 59th |
| Plant Science | Q2 | 237/541 | 56th |
| Ecology | Q2 | 221/491 | 55th |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 160/307 | 48th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.35Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 66OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 215 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 209 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 229 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 247 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 275 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 230 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 282 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | EUR 500 / EUR 100 / EUR 1,000 / EUR 3,000 / EUR 5,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship/Contributorship
Some journals are integrated with Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT), in order to recognise individual author input within a publication, thereby ensuring professional and ethical conduct, while avoiding authorship disputes, gift / ghost authorship and similar pressing issues in academic publishing. During manuscript submission, the submitting author is strongly recommended to specify a contributo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the editorial process, the following relationships between editors and authors are considered conflicts of interest: Colleagues currently working in the same research group or department, recent co-authors, and doctoral students for which the editor served as committee chair. During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved by all author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal uses a single-blind peer review process. This means that the names of reviewers are hidden from the authors (the author does not know the identity of the reviewer, but the reviewer knows the identity of the author). Notwithstanding that, the reviewers are encouraged to disclose their identities, if they wish to do so. Each article is reviewed by at least two independent experts, with …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
This journal allows posting preprints of the manuscripts submitted for peer-review. Authors are strongly encouraged to use the ARPHA Preprints server for that as an option available during the submission process, which will save a double effort in manuscript submission and allows the preprint to be directly linked to the published article and vice versa. Manuscripts that contain nomenclatural acts…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Pensoft Publishers
- ISSN
- 1313-2644
- Electronic ISSN
- 1313-2652
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BioRisk
Which databases index BioRisk?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BioRisk is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BioRisk open access, and what is the APC?
BioRisk is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .