Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Global Biosecurity
ISSN 2652-0036 · University of New South Wales · Australia
Global Biosecurity: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Biosecurity is published by University of New South Wales. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research and Global Security and Public Health, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Global Biosecurity is an annual peer-reviewed, open access electronic journal for cross-disciplinary research in all aspects of human or animal epidemics, pandemics, biosecurity and bioterrorism including prevention, governance, detection, mitigation and response. We publish work on risk analysis, outbreak investigation, epidemiology, modelling, bioinformatics, phylogenetics, surveillance, intelligence, strategic foresight, forecasting, ‘One Health’, policy, governance, law, law enforcement, defense, ethics and first responder preparedness. We encourage submissions of original research which is high quality, applied and strategic in all areas of biosecurity listed above. Original research articles undergo blinded peer review and will be published within 6 months of submission if accepted. We also publish editorials, perspectives from the field, CBRNE news and have two options for rapid publication. We are committed to providing rapid publication of global epidemics of concern, and encourage field epidemiologists, first responders, trainees in Field Epidemiology Training Programs, and public health officers to submit rapid reports or watching briefs to disseminate critical epidemic information rapidly. Rapid reports may be written as traditional analytical outbreak investigations, whereas watching briefs provide a descriptive overview of outbreaks, structured within a standard template. Rapid reports and watching briefs in most cases will be published within 4-8 weeks. The intended readership is any first responder, policy maker, researcher or stakeholder involved in preparedness or response for epidemics, pandemics, biosecurity or bioterrorism. The expertise of our editorial team reflects the cross-disciplinary scope of the journal. The journal will publish continously, with full issues archived retrospectively. The journal is open access, online only, with no fees for readers or authors, reflecting our policy of equity of access for readers and researchers alike. Format Open access, online only. Sections EditorialsOriginal researchRapid reports (including outbreaks)Perspectives from the fieldWatching briefs (outbreaks of concern)CBRNE Perspectives and Analysis
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief C Raina MacIntyrePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Australia 23, United States 5, United Kingdom 2, Japan 2, India 2 (40 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics9.1%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine8.6%
- Global Security and Public HealthSocial Sciences6.8%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine6.5%
- Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceMedicine6.3%
- Virology and Viral DiseasesMedicine6.1%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine5.4%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine5.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 513/1162 | 55th |
| Epidemiology | Q3 | 114/173 | 34th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Crossref, Sherpa Romeo, JISC KB+Publisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 220 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 86 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 131 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 137 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 204 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 207 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 206 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- cbrn newsWe also publish editorials, perspectives from the field, CBRN news and have two options for rapid publication.Length not stated
- editorialsWe also publish editorials, perspectives from the field, CBRN news and have two options for rapid publication.Length not stated
- original research articlesOriginal research articles undergo blinded peer review and will be published within 6 months of submission if accepted.Length not stated
- perspectives from the fieldWe also publish editorials, perspectives from the field, CBRN news and have two options for rapid publication.Length not stated
- rapid reportsWe accept rapid reports and watching briefs on epidemics, and publish these within 3 months.Length not stated
- watching briefsWe accept rapid reports and watching briefs on epidemics, and publish these within 3 months.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access with no fees for readers or authors. Model summary
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. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holders and grant third parties the right to use, reproduce, and share the article according to the Creative Commons license agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Blinded peer review for original research articles. Model summary
Original research articles undergo blinded peer review and will be published within 6 months of submission if accepted.
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
- University of New South Wales
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2652-0036
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Biosecurity
How long does peer review take at Global Biosecurity?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Global Biosecurity based?
Of the 40 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (23), United States (5) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Biosecurity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Biosecurity is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Global Biosecurity open access, and what is the APC?
Global Biosecurity is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .