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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
ISSN 1015-8987 eISSN 1421-9778
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 2.000 | 0.000 | 0.510 | Q3 | Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co |
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COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
ISSN 1585-8553 eISSN 1588-2756
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.440 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Current Zoology
ISSN 1674-5507 eISSN 2396-9814
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Zoology & Animal Science | 2.000 | 2.100 | 1.020 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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EVOLUTION & DEVELOPMENT
ISSN 1520-541X eISSN 1525-142X
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.000 | 2.300 | 0.700 | Q3 | WILEY |
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FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND ECOLOGY
ISSN 0969-997X eISSN 1365-2400
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.700 | Q2 | WILEY |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1466-5026 eISSN 1466-5034
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Microbiology | 2.000 | 2.200 | 0.480 | Q3 | MICROBIOLOGY SOC |
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JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0022-2615 eISSN 1473-5644
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Microbiology | 2.000 | 2.500 | 0.500 | Q3 | MICROBIOLOGY SOC |
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JOURNAL OF PLANT BIOLOGY
ISSN 1226-9239 eISSN 1867-0725
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Botany & Plant Science | 2.000 | 2.800 | 0.540 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
ISSN 0927-3948 eISSN 1744-5078
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Immunology | 2.000 | 2.400 | 0.780 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY
ISSN 1477-2000 eISSN 1478-0933
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Ecology & Evolution | 2.000 | 1.900 | 0.510 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA
ISSN 0300-3256 eISSN 1463-6409
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Zoology & Animal Science | 2.000 | 2.400 | 0.970 | Q1 | WILEY |
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ARCHIVES OF INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 0739-4462 eISSN 1520-6327
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.680 | Q2 | WILEY |
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ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0125-877X eISSN 2228-8694
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Immunology | 1.900 | 2.300 | 0.510 | Q3 | ALLERGY IMMUNOL SOC THAILAND |
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BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
ISSN 0340-5443 eISSN 1432-0762
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.900 | 2.100 | 0.820 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews
ISSN 0264-8725 eISSN 2046-5556
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.100 | 0.370 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1517-8382 eISSN 1678-4405
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 2.400 | 0.490 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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Ecologies
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-4133
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.900 | 1.800 | 0.490 | Q3 | MDPI |
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GAIA-Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society
ISSN 0940-5550 eISSN 2625-5413
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.900 | 1.900 | 0.330 | Q3 | OEKOM VERLAG GMBH |
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GEOMICROBIOLOGY JOURNAL
ISSN 0149-0451 eISSN 1521-0529
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 2.400 | 0.420 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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International Journal of Genomics
ISSN 2314-436X eISSN 2314-4378
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.500 | 0.500 | Q3 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF ANIMAL BREEDING AND GENETICS
ISSN 0931-2668 eISSN 1439-0388
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.600 | 0.880 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS
ISSN 1234-1983 eISSN 2190-3883
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.000 | 0.460 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Journal of Computer Virology and Hacking Techniques
ISSN 2263-8733 eISSN 2263-8733
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 2.100 | 0.450 | Q3 | SPRINGER FRANCE |
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Journal of Genetic Counseling
ISSN 1059-7700 eISSN 1573-3599
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.630 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS
ISSN 0167-7012 eISSN 1872-8359
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.480 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
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Landscape and Ecological Engineering
ISSN 1860-1871 eISSN 1860-188X
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.900 | 2.200 | 0.530 | Q2 | SPRINGER JAPAN KK |
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Medical Mycology Journal
ISSN 2185-6486 eISSN 2186-165X
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Microbiology | 1.900 | 1.700 | 0.410 | Q4 | JAPANESE SOC MEDICAL MYCOLOGY |
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ORGANISMS DIVERSITY & EVOLUTION
ISSN 1439-6092 eISSN 1618-1077
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.900 | 2.000 | 0.800 | Q1 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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PREPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1082-6068 eISSN 1532-2297
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.900 | 2.400 | 0.490 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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VEGETATION HISTORY AND ARCHAEOBOTANY
ISSN 0939-6314 eISSN 1617-6278
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Botany & Plant Science | 1.900 | 2.300 | 0.790 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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ACTA AGRICULTURAE SCANDINAVICA SECTION B-SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE
ISSN 0906-4710 eISSN 1651-1913
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Botany & Plant Science | 1.800 | 1.800 | 0.490 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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ANIMAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 1049-5398 eISSN 1532-2378
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0.630 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL AND MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0003-6072 eISSN 1572-9699
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Microbiology | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.450 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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AQUATIC ECOLOGY
ISSN 1386-2588 eISSN 1573-5125
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0.600 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Biochemia Medica
ISSN 1330-0962 eISSN 1846-7482
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.800 | 3.800 | 0.950 | Q3 | CROATIAN SOC MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY & LABORATORY MEDICINE |
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CHEMISTRY AND ECOLOGY
ISSN 0275-7540 eISSN 1029-0370
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 1.700 | 0.380 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
ISSN 1096-4959 eISSN 1879-1107
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.750 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Czech Journal of Genetics and Plant Breeding
ISSN 1212-1975 eISSN 1805-9325
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.800 | 1.300 | 0.400 | Q2 | CZECH ACADEMY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES |
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL STATISTICS
ISSN 1352-8505 eISSN 1573-3009
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.400 | 0.970 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
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INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 1018-2438 eISSN 1423-0097
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Immunology | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.490 | Q3 | KARGER |
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INTERVIROLOGY
ISSN 0300-5526 eISSN 1423-0100
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Microbiology | 1.800 | 2.000 | 0.440 | Q3 | KARGER |
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JOURNAL DE MYCOLOGIE MEDICALE
ISSN 1156-5233 eISSN 1773-0449
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Microbiology | 1.800 | 2.300 | 0.520 | Q4 | MASSON EDITEUR |
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
ISSN 0098-0331 eISSN 1573-1561
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.400 | 0.540 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Journal of Community Genetics
ISSN 1868-310X eISSN 1868-6001
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.460 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY ECONOMICS
ISSN 0936-9937 eISSN 1432-1386
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.470 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY
ISSN 0022-0981 eISSN 1879-1697
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.100 | 0.580 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
ISSN 0022-2844 eISSN 1432-1432
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 3.000 | 0.490 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Journal of Software-Evolution and Process
ISSN 2047-7473 eISSN 2047-7481
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 2.200 | 0.410 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective
ISSN 0173-9565 eISSN 1439-0485
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.800 | 1.700 | 0.600 | Q2 | WILEY |
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MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0385-5600 eISSN 1348-0421
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Microbiology | 1.800 | 2.200 | 0.380 | Q4 | WILEY |
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PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY
ISSN 1522-2152 eISSN 1537-5293
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.800 | 1.700 | 0.930 | Q1 | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS |
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Translational Animal Science
ISSN N/A eISSN 2573-2102
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.800 | 1.600 | 0.590 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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Zoologia
ISSN 1984-4689 eISSN 1984-4689
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.800 | 1.300 | 0.540 | Q1 | SOC BRASILEIRA ZOOLOGIA, UNIV FEDERAL PARANA |
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Algorithms for Molecular Biology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1748-7188
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Molecular & Cell Biology | 1.700 | 1.500 | 0.390 | Q3 | BMC |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART A
ISSN 1552-4825 eISSN 1552-4833
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 2.000 | 0.470 | Q3 | WILEY |
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BMC Zoology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2056-3132
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.700 | 1.600 | 0.860 | Q2 | BMC |
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CONSERVATION GENETICS
ISSN 1566-0621 eISSN 1572-9737
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 2.200 | 0.500 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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ECOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 1040-7413 eISSN 1532-6969
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 2.400 | 0.690 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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European Journal of Medical Genetics
ISSN 1769-7212 eISSN 1878-0849
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.470 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
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Evolutionary Biology
ISSN 0071-3260 eISSN 1934-2845
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 2.400 | 0.460 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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Genes & Genomics
ISSN 1976-9571 eISSN 2092-9293
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.410 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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HUMAN ECOLOGY
ISSN 0300-7839 eISSN 1572-9915
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 2.200 | 0.830 | Q1 | SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS |
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Iranian Journal of Microbiology
ISSN 2008-3289 eISSN 2008-4447
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Microbiology | 1.700 | 2.000 | 0.330 | Q4 | UNIV MEDICAL SCIENCES-DANISHGAH-I ULUM-I PIZISHKI-I TIHRAN |
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Journal of Biochemistry
ISSN 0021-924X eISSN 1756-2651
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.700 | 2.100 | 0.370 | Q4 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND NUTRITION
ISSN 0912-0009 eISSN 1880-5086
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.700 | 1.900 | 0.420 | Q3 | JOURNAL CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY & NUTRITION |
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION
ISSN 1552-5007 eISSN 1552-5015
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 2.000 | 0.670 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF GENETIC PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0022-1325 eISSN 1940-0896
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 2.000 | 0.590 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
ISSN 1559-6109 eISSN 1559-6109
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.790 | Q2 | AMER ASSOC LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE |
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PLANT ECOLOGY
ISSN 1385-0237 eISSN 1573-5052
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.580 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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REVIEW OF PALAEOBOTANY AND PALYNOLOGY
ISSN 0034-6667 eISSN 1879-0615
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Botany & Plant Science | 1.700 | 1.800 | 0.730 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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SABRAO Journal of Breeding and Genetics
ISSN 1029-7073 eISSN 2224-8978
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.700 | 1.600 | 0.550 | Q2 | SOC ADVANCEMENT BREEDING RESEARCHES ASIA & OCEANIA |
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TROPICAL ECOLOGY
ISSN 0564-3295 eISSN 2661-8982
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.700 | 1.700 | 0.410 | Q3 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN 1300-0179 eISSN 1303-6114
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.700 | 1.100 | 0.770 | Q2 | Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey |
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ACTA MICROBIOLOGICA ET IMMUNOLOGICA HUNGARICA
ISSN 1217-8950 eISSN 1588-2640
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 1.600 | 0.370 | Q4 | AKADEMIAI KIADO ZRT |
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AUSTRAL ECOLOGY
ISSN 1442-9985 eISSN 1442-9993
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.480 | Q3 | WILEY |
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AUSTRALIAN SYSTEMATIC BOTANY
ISSN 1030-1887 eISSN 1446-5701
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Botany & Plant Science | 1.600 | 1.500 | 0.480 | Q3 | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
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BIOCHEMICAL GENETICS
ISSN 0006-2928 eISSN 1573-4927
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.430 | Q3 | SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS |
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0008-4166 eISSN 1480-3275
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 2.700 | 0.390 | Q4 | CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING |
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CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 1462-5814 eISSN 1462-5822
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 3.200 | 0.460 | Q4 | WILEY |
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Central European Journal of Immunology
ISSN 1426-3912 eISSN 1644-4124
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Immunology | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.260 | Q4 | TERMEDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE LTD |
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CURRENT GENETICS
ISSN 0172-8083 eISSN 1432-0983
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.600 | 2.200 | 0.400 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S-Chemia I Inzynieria Ekologiczna S
ISSN 1898-6196 eISSN 2084-4549
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.310 | Q4 | SCIENDO |
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ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY
ISSN 0307-6946 eISSN 1365-2311
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.600 | 2.300 | 0.860 | Q2 | WILEY |
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FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY
ISSN 0890-5436 eISSN 1532-4249
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.600 | 2.100 | 0.320 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Frontiers in Virology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-818X
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.340 | Q4 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
ISSN 0970-1915 eISSN 0974-0422
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.600 | 1.600 | 0.240 | Q4 | SPRINGER INDIA |
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INDIAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN 0046-8991 eISSN 0973-7715
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 2.500 | 0.390 | Q4 | SPRINGER |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES
ISSN 1058-5893 eISSN 1537-5315
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Botany & Plant Science | 1.600 | 2.100 | 0.370 | Q3 | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS |
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Journal of Comparative Physiology B-Biochemical Systems and Environmental Physiology
ISSN 0174-1578 eISSN 1432-136X
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.850 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS
ISSN 0022-1759 eISSN 1872-7905
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Immunology | 1.600 | 1.900 | 0.390 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS
ISSN 0166-0934 eISSN 1879-0984
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 1.900 | 0.590 | Q4 | ELSEVIER |
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JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN 0952-8369 eISSN 1469-7998
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.600 | 2.000 | 0.900 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Plant Biotechnology Reports
ISSN 1863-5466 eISSN 1863-5474
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Biochemistry & Biotechnology | 1.600 | 2.100 | 0.380 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Plant Ecology & Diversity
ISSN 1755-0874 eISSN 1755-1668
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.600 | 2.200 | 0.520 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PLANT SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION
ISSN 0378-2697 eISSN 1615-6110
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.460 | Q3 | SPRINGER WIEN |
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Polish Journal of Microbiology
ISSN 1733-1331 eISSN 2544-4646
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Microbiology | 1.600 | 2.400 | 0.410 | Q4 | POLSKIE TOWARZYSTWO MIKROBIOLOGOW-POLISH SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGISTS |
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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN 0300-9475 eISSN 1365-3083
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Immunology | 1.600 | 2.800 | 0.340 | Q4 | WILEY |
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Tree Genetics & Genomes
ISSN 1614-2942 eISSN 1614-2950
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Genetics & Genomics | 1.600 | 2.000 | 0.610 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
ISSN 0923-4861 eISSN 1572-9834
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Ecology & Evolution | 1.600 | 1.800 | 0.350 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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ZOOLOGY
ISSN 0944-2006 eISSN 1873-2720
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Zoology & Animal Science | 1.600 | 1.700 | 0.890 | Q2 | ELSEVIER GMBH |
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