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Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences
ISSN 1995-6673 · eISSN 2307-7166 · Hashemite University
Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences: subscription journal; 74 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences is published by Hashemite University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medicinal Plant Research, Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences (JJBS) aims to provide a forum for a broad blend of scientific and technical papers to reflect the evolving needs of the biological sciences. Mainly welcome are contributions dealing with cell biology, genomics, microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, immunogenetics, cell and tissue culture, molecular ecology, genetic engineering and biological engineering, bioremediation and biodegradation, bioinformatics, biotechnology regulations, gene therapy, organismal biology, microbial and environmental biotechnology, marine sciences.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all)
Editor-in-chief Wedyan, Mohammed A.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences13%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Microbial Natural Products and BiosynthesisMedicine4.6%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology4.6%
- Plant Stress Responses and ToleranceAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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 | Q2 | 101/235 | 57th |
| General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Q3 | 141/223 | 36th |
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
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 788 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 242 |
| 2025 | 74 | 71 | 460 |
| 2024 | 78 | 76 | 584 |
| 2023 | 82 | 80 | 772 |
| 2022 | 113 | 86 | 524 |
| 2021 | 155 | 92 | 426 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No APC. Model summary
JJBS has no article-processing charge and no publication fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access. Model summary
All articles published by JJBS are made freely and permanently accessible online immediately upon publication without subscription charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer-review system. Model summary
JJBS operates a double-blind peer-review system, where neither the reviewers nor the authors are aware of the names and affiliations of the others.
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
- Hashemite University
- ISSN
- 1995-6673
- Electronic ISSN
- 2307-7166
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences
Which databases index Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences is indexed in Scopus.
Is Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .