Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Journal of Biological Control
ISSN 0971-930X · eISSN 2230-7281 · Informatics Publishing Limited
Journal of Biological Control: fully open access; median 140 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Biological Control is published by Informatics Publishing Limited. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control and Insect behavior and control techniques, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science, Plant Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.1%
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insect Science | Q4 | 167/193 | 13th |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | Q4 | 367/422 | 13th |
| Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology | Q4 | 119/134 | 11th |
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 152OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,065 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 246 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 461 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 602 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 596 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 529 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 666 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 92 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (115 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use
- AI use
Copyright statement mentioning text and data mining, AI training rights reserved Model summary
Copyright © 2026 Indian Journals., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.
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
- Informatics Publishing Limited
- ISSN
- 0971-930X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2230-7281
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Biological Control
How long does peer review take at Journal of Biological Control?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 92–191 days). 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.
Which databases index Journal of Biological Control?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Biological Control is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Biological Control open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Biological Control 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, 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: .