BioControl

Aims & Scope

BioControl, the official journal of the International Organization for Biological Control, presents original papers on basic and applied research in all aspects of biological control of invertebrate, vertebrate and weed pests, and plant diseases.

Coverage includes biology and ecology of organisms used for biological control, and aspects of use including biological control agents for integrated pest management.

Papers presenting only laboratory trials on non-target effects of pesticides on natural enemies are not considered but papers dealing with the corresponding effects on community dynamics of natural enemies are welcome.

Organisms covered include parasitoids, invertebrate and vertebrate predators of pest animals and plants, mites, plant and insect pathogens, nematodes, and weeds, including human and veterinary pathogens.

The journal publishes interdisciplinary papers with a global perspective on the use of biological control in integrated pest management systems, and related developments in molecular biology and biotechnology that have direct relevance.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	2.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.566

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10272

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	433

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Biological control using invertebrates and microorganisms: plenty of new opportunities

  Citation: 687

  Authors: Joop C., Karel, Jürgen, Willem J., Alberto

• The state of commercial augmentative biological control: plenty of natural enemies, but a frustrating lack of uptake

  Citation: 674

  Authors: Joop C.

• Suggestions for unifying the terminology in biological control

  Citation: 503

  Authors: J., A., C.

• Ecological factors in the inundative use of fungal entomopathogens

  Citation: 352

  Authors: Stefan T.

• Endophytic fungal entomopathogens with activity against plant pathogens: ecology and evolution

  Citation: 314

  Authors: Bonnie H., Kimberly D., Fernando E.

• Ecological effects and management of invasive alien Vespidae

  Citation: 280

  Authors: Jacqueline R., Eckehard G., Juan C., Marc, Maité, Franck, Quentin, Claire

• The status of biological control and recommendations for improving uptake for the future

  Citation: 277

  Authors: B. I. P., V. C., F., J. C.

• Results of the seventh joint pesticide testing programme carried out by the IOBC/WPRS-Working Group ‘Pesticides and Beneficial Organisms’

  Citation: 260

  Authors: G., S.A., M., F., F., S., H., E., B., J., J.N.M., J., C., A., A., U., H., J., G., L., L., L., L., B., L., A., J.J., A., M., G., E., H.

• Environmental risk assessment of exotic natural enemies used in inundative biological control

  Citation: 245

  Authors: J.C., D., F., G., H.M.T., S., A.J.M., I., P.C.J., M.B., M.G., Q.-Q.

• Ecological genetics of invasive alien species

  Citation: 245

  Authors: L.-J., A., D. M., C. E., E., B., A., H. E.

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