Perspectives in biology and medicine.

ISSN 0031-5982Johns Hopkins University PressUnited States
ScopusMEDLINEEmbasePubMedPMCSCImagoMatched via identifier

Journal overview

Journal identity
Titles
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Perspect. Biol. Med. (abbreviated)
Perspectives in biology and medicine.
Perspect Biol Med (abbreviated)
Key identifiers
ISSN
0031-5982
eISSN
1529-8795
NLM ID
401132
Publisher / basic metadata
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Chicago.
Country
Language
ENG
English

Indexing & coverage

Current indexing summary
Scopus
Currently indexed

Scopus's Sources record lists this journal as active.

Indexing history
Coverage
1957–2026
Indexing services (MEDLINE, Embase)
MEDLINECurrently indexedEmbaseUnknown

Embase has a record for this journal, but it doesn't confirm direct Embase indexing either way.

Bibliographic inclusion (PubMed)
PubMedIncluded
Full-text availability (PMC — not an indexing service)
PMCNot found in this source

Metrics

JIF
Not available
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) — 2025

Source: SCImago Journal & Country Rank — 2025 dataset. SJR is a metric published by SCImago, presented here as reported.

SJR
0.27
Best Quartile
Q2
H-index
58
Subject categories (quartile varies by category)
  • History and Philosophy of Science — Q2
  • Health Policy — Q3
  • Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects — Q3
  • Medicine (miscellaneous) — Q3
More metrics
Coverage
1957–2025
Country
United States
Region
Northern America
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Open Access
No
Open Access (Diamond)
No
Total documents (current year)
44
Total documents (3 years)
154
Total references
1327
Total citations (3 years)
144
Citable documents (3 years)
146
Citations per document (2 years)
0.83
References per document
30.16
Source details
Match confidence
Confirmed — two independent ISSNs agree
Matched via ISSN(s)
1529-8795, 0031-5982
SCImago Source ID
17022
SCImago Rank (across all SCImago source types)
18324

Publication activity

Publication activity
SCImago
2025
44 observed publications
Latest publication activity observed
2025
Current-year activity
Recent publication activity observed

Evidence sources: SCImago. SCImago's count is a source-reported aggregate figure; Crossref/OpenAlex/PubMed counts are distinct article records JCF Labs observed via each provider's own free API — none is guaranteed to be that journal's complete output for the year, and providers may disagree (this is expected, not an error). See this journal's own source evidence above for full context.

Subjects & categories

Subjects / categories
Subject area (SCImago)
MeSH (PubMed)
Biochemistry; Medicine
Coverage / history
Scopus:1957-2026
MEDLINE:MEDLINE: v8n4,summer 1965-; PubMed: v8n4,summer 1965-; Index medicusIn: OLDMEDLINE;
PubMed:MEDLINE: v8n4,summer 1965-; PubMed: v8n4,summer 1965-; Index medicusIn: OLDMEDLINE;