Journal profile · Biology
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology
ISSN 0019-5189 · NATL INST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION-NISCAIR · INDIA · Monthly
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.42; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 80%; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology is published by NATL INST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION-NISCAIR and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant tissue culture and regeneration, Insect Pest Control Strategies and Agricultural pest management studies, together about 21.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Biology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 12, Singapore 2, United States 1, Germany 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Enzyme Production and CharacterizationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.7%
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.7%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.42LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,087 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2025 | 104 | 104 | 9 |
| 2024 | 104 | 104 | 72 |
| 2023 | 112 | 112 | 92 |
| 2022 | 171 | 171 | 3,600 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 66 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 80%LetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- NATL INST SCIENCE COMMUNICATION-NISCAIR
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0019-5189
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Experimental Biology
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Experimental Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Experimental Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.42; CiteScore 1.57, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Experimental Biology?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 80%”. 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 Indian Journal of Experimental Biology based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (12), Singapore (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Experimental Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology is indexed in SCIE and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Experimental Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Experimental Biology 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; 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: .