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Systematic Biology

Country

United Kingdom

Universities and research institutions in United Kingdom
Media Ranking in United Kingdom

Subject Area and Category

Publisher

Oxford University Press

SJR 2024

2.945 Q1

H-Index

208

Publication type

Journals

ISSN

10635157, 1076836X

Coverage

1952, 1968-1975, 1977-1978, 1980-1982, 1984, 1986, 1988-1989, 1991-2025

Information

Homepage

How to publish in this journal

carstens.12@osu.edu

Scope

Systematic Biology is the bimonthly journal of the Society of Systematic Biologists. Papers for the journal are original contributions to the theory, principles, and methods of systematics as well as phylogeny, evolution, morphology, biogeography, paleontology, genetics, and the classification of all living things. A Points of View section offers a forum for discussion, while book reviews and announcements of general interest are also featured. Join the conversation about this journal
Quartiles

The set of journals have been ranked according to their SJR and divided into four equal groups, four quartiles. Q1 (green) comprises the quarter of the journals with the highest values, Q2 (yellow) the second highest values, Q3 (orange) the third highest values and Q4 (red) the lowest values.

CategoryYearQuartile
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics1999Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2000Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2001Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2002Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2003Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2004Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2005Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2006Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2007Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2008Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2009Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2010Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2011Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2012Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2013Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2014Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2015Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2016Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2017Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2018Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2019Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2020Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2021Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2022Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2023Q1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics2024Q1
Genetics1999Q1
Genetics2000Q1
Genetics2001Q1
Genetics2002Q1
Genetics2003Q1
Genetics2004Q1
Genetics2005Q1
Genetics2006Q1
Genetics2007Q1
Genetics2008Q1
Genetics2009Q1
Genetics2010Q1
Genetics2011Q1
Genetics2012Q1
Genetics2013Q1
Genetics2014Q1
Genetics2015Q1
Genetics2016Q1
Genetics2017Q1
Genetics2018Q1
Genetics2019Q1
Genetics2020Q1
Genetics2021Q1
Genetics2022Q1
Genetics2023Q1
Genetics2024Q1
SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

YearSJR
19993.625
20005.329
20015.202
20024.442
20035.084
20045.650
20056.037
20065.561
20075.528
20084.680
20096.557
20107.641
20118.162
20128.358
20139.288
20149.003
201510.289
20166.191
20175.384
20186.484
20196.299
20207.128
20216.183
20223.185
20233.098
20242.945
Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

YearDocuments
199953
200048
200169
200271
200369
200472
200576
200679
200778
200875
200951
201052
201167
201277
201363
201473
201583
201669
201774
201875
201970
202080
202186
2022101
2023100
202464
Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per documentYearValue
Cites / Doc. (4 years)19994.949
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20005.905
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20016.840
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20026.195
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20036.726
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20048.510
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20058.470
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20069.865
Cites / Doc. (4 years)200710.466
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20089.033
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20098.744
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201010.661
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201112.438
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201213.147
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201313.814
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201415.737
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201513.761
Cites / Doc. (4 years)201614.392
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20179.243
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20189.575
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20199.555
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202012.181
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202113.311
Cites / Doc. (4 years)202213.080
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20237.466
Cites / Doc. (4 years)20246.136
Cites / Doc. (3 years)19994.949
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20006.137
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20016.441
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20025.994
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20036.835
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20047.962
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20058.835
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20069.461
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20078.925
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20087.545
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20098.560
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201011.069
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201112.034
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201212.224
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201314.250
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201413.039
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201515.127
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20168.662
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20178.716
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20189.265
Cites / Doc. (3 years)201910.326
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202012.114
Cites / Doc. (3 years)202114.578
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20227.716
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20236.884
Cites / Doc. (3 years)20245.976
Cites / Doc. (2 years)19994.978
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20005.433
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20016.188
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20025.983
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20035.893
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20047.943
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20058.057
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20068.284
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20077.155
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20086.955
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20098.634
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201010.095
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201110.583
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201212.395
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201311.521
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201414.814
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20158.287
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20168.051
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20178.283
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20189.706
Cites / Doc. (2 years)201910.201
Cites / Doc. (2 years)202013.959
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20218.387
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20226.771
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20236.594
Cites / Doc. (2 years)20245.637
Total Cites 
Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

CitesYearValue
Self Cites199982
Self Cites200098
Self Cites2001152
Self Cites2002107
Self Cites2003203
Self Cites2004269
Self Cites2005160
Self Cites2006209
Self Cites2007203
Self Cites2008164
Self Cites2009167
Self Cites2010155
Self Cites2011160
Self Cites2012175
Self Cites2013125
Self Cites2014159
Self Cites2015202
Self Cites2016163
Self Cites2017151
Self Cites2018193
Self Cites2019152
Self Cites2020174
Self Cites2021157
Self Cites2022165
Self Cites2023199
Self Cites2024122
Total Cites1999673
Total Cites2000896
Total Cites2001979
Total Cites20021019
Total Cites20031285
Total Cites20041664
Total Cites20051873
Total Cites20062053
Total Cites20072026
Total Cites20081758
Total Cites20091986
Total Cites20102258
Total Cites20112142
Total Cites20122078
Total Cites20132793
Total Cites20142699
Total Cites20153222
Total Cites20161897
Total Cites20171961
Total Cites20182094
Total Cites20192251
Total Cites20202653
Total Cites20213280
Total Cites20221821
Total Cites20231838
Total Cites20241715
External Cites per Doc 
Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

CitesYearValue
External Cites per document19994.346
External Cites per document20005.466
External Cites per document20015.441
External Cites per document20025.365
External Cites per document20035.755
External Cites per document20046.675
External Cites per document20058.080
External Cites per document20068.498
External Cites per document20078.031
External Cites per document20086.841
External Cites per document20097.841
External Cites per document201010.309
External Cites per document201111.135
External Cites per document201211.194
External Cites per document201313.612
External Cites per document201412.271
External Cites per document201514.178
External Cites per document20167.918
External Cites per document20178.044
External Cites per document20188.412
External Cites per document20199.628
External Cites per document202011.320
External Cites per document202113.880
External Cites per document20227.017
External Cites per document20236.139
External Cites per document20245.551
Cites per document19994.949
Cites per document20006.137
Cites per document20016.441
Cites per document20025.994
Cites per document20036.835
Cites per document20047.962
Cites per document20058.835
Cites per document20069.461
Cites per document20078.925
Cites per document20087.545
Cites per document20098.560
Cites per document201011.069
Cites per document201112.034
Cites per document201212.224
Cites per document201314.250
Cites per document201413.039
Cites per document201515.127
Cites per document20168.662
Cites per document20178.716
Cites per document20189.265
Cites per document201910.326
Cites per document202012.114
Cites per document202114.578
Cites per document20227.716
Cites per document20236.884
Cites per document20245.976
% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

YearInternational Collaboration
199926.42
200035.42
200118.84
200228.17
200328.99
200430.56
200532.89
200640.51
200737.18
200837.33
200945.10
201032.69
201143.28
201253.25
201344.44
201447.95
201554.22
201650.72
201752.70
201850.67
201957.14
202061.25
202158.14
202258.42
202358.00
202471.88
Citable documents 
Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

DocumentsYearValue
Non-citable documents19990
Non-citable documents20000
Non-citable documents20010
Non-citable documents20020
Non-citable documents20031
Non-citable documents20042
Non-citable documents20052
Non-citable documents20062
Non-citable documents20071
Non-citable documents20081
Non-citable documents20092
Non-citable documents20106
Non-citable documents20117
Non-citable documents201213
Non-citable documents201314
Non-citable documents201415
Non-citable documents201512
Non-citable documents20168
Non-citable documents20176
Non-citable documents20183
Non-citable documents20192
Non-citable documents20202
Non-citable documents20210
Non-citable documents20220
Non-citable documents20230
Non-citable documents20240
Citable documents1999136
Citable documents2000146
Citable documents2001152
Citable documents2002170
Citable documents2003187
Citable documents2004207
Citable documents2005210
Citable documents2006215
Citable documents2007226
Citable documents2008232
Citable documents2009230
Citable documents2010198
Citable documents2011171
Citable documents2012157
Citable documents2013182
Citable documents2014192
Citable documents2015201
Citable documents2016211
Citable documents2017219
Citable documents2018223
Citable documents2019216
Citable documents2020217
Citable documents2021225
Citable documents2022236
Citable documents2023267
Citable documents2024287
Cited documents 
Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

DocumentsYearValue
Uncited documents199914
Uncited documents200020
Uncited documents200122
Uncited documents200216
Uncited documents200316
Uncited documents200417
Uncited documents200513
Uncited documents20067
Uncited documents200714
Uncited documents20086
Uncited documents200912
Uncited documents201010
Uncited documents20114
Uncited documents20127
Uncited documents201310
Uncited documents201414
Uncited documents201513
Uncited documents201610
Uncited documents20179
Uncited documents20188
Uncited documents201913
Uncited documents202015
Uncited documents202113
Uncited documents202220
Uncited documents202318
Uncited documents202425
Cited documents1999122
Cited documents2000126
Cited documents2001130
Cited documents2002154
Cited documents2003172
Cited documents2004192
Cited documents2005199
Cited documents2006210
Cited documents2007213
Cited documents2008227
Cited documents2009220
Cited documents2010194
Cited documents2011174
Cited documents2012163
Cited documents2013186
Cited documents2014193
Cited documents2015200
Cited documents2016209
Cited documents2017216
Cited documents2018218
Cited documents2019205
Cited documents2020204
Cited documents2021212
Cited documents2022216
Cited documents2023249
Cited documents2024262
% Female Authors

Evolution of the percentage of female authors.

YearFemale Percent
199915.74
200015.65
200116.94
200219.87
200316.97
200416.87
200515.69
200620.98
200715.68
200822.07
200929.27
201023.61
201123.50
201223.82
201317.41
201416.12
201522.03
201627.06
201723.34
201828.62
201921.11
202024.05
202126.85
202224.25
202331.39
202430.77
Documents cited by public policy (Overton)

Evolution of the number of documents cited by public policy documents according to Overton database.

DocumentsYearValue
Overton19999
Overton200010
Overton20014
Overton200213
Overton200314
Overton200415
Overton200517
Overton20069
Overton200717
Overton20088
Overton20097
Overton20108
Overton20117
Overton201216
Overton20137
Overton20148
Overton20156
Overton20167
Overton20174
Overton20189
Overton20193
Overton20204
Overton20213
Overton20220
Overton20231
Overton20240
Documents related to SDGs (UN)

Evolution of the number of documents related to Sustainable Development Goals defined by United Nations. Available from 2018 onwards.

DocumentsYearValue
SDG20187
SDG201911
SDG20207
SDG202110
SDG202213
SDG202315
SDG20248
Estimated APC

It estimates the article processing charges (APCs) a journal might charge, based on its visibility, prestige, and impact as measured by the SJR. It does not reflect the actual APC, but rather a calculated approximation based on journal quality.

YearEst. APC (USD)
19994222
20004389
20014432
20024420
20034435
20044503
20054525
20064536
20074570
20084558
20094585
20104632
20114703
20124776
20134885
20144939
20154994
20164953
20174889
20184824
20194757
20204674
20214674
20224612
20234509
20244395
Estimated financial value

It represents the potential financial worth of a journal. It is obtained by multiplying the journal's Estimated APC by the total number of citable documents published over the past five years. This value reflects the hypothetical revenue a journal could generate based on its estimated publication costs and scholarly output.

YearEst. value (USD)
1999223744
2000443306
2001753427
20021065189
20031374847
20041481355
20051615501
20061664893
20071709133
20081731881
20091646007
20101551628
20111519186
20121537933
20131514410
20141639730
20151812953
20161807982
20171769652
20181804072
20191764973
20201720087
20211799464
20221900116
20231970253
20241894123
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