Biosemiotics

Aims & Scope

Biosemiotics is dedicated to building a bridge between biology, philosophy, linguistics, and the communication sciences.

Biosemiotic research is concerned with the study of signs and meaning in living organisms and systems.

Its main challenge is to naturalize biological meaning and information by building on the belief that signs are fundamental, constitutive components of the living world.

Biosemiotics has triggered rethinking of fundamental assumptions in both biology and semiotics.

In this view, biology should recognize the semiotic nature of life and reshape its theories and methodology accordingly while semiotics and the humanities should acknowledge the existence of signs beyond the human realm.

Biosemiotics is at the cutting edge of research on the fundamentals of life.

By challenging traditional assumptions on the nature of life and suggesting alternative perspectives, it opens up exciting new research paths.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.9
2024	2.10

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.554

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10497

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	213

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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 Social 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.

• Ecoacoustics: the Ecological Investigation and Interpretation of Environmental Sound

  Citation: 366

  Authors: Jérôme, Almo

• The Birth of the Holobiont: Multi-species Birthing Through Mutual Scaffolding and Niche Construction

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Lynn, Scott F.

• The Illusions of the Modern Synthesis

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Denis

• A Short History of Biosemiotics

  Citation: 72

  Authors: Marcello

• The Acoustic Habitat Hypothesis: An Ecoacoustics Perspective on Species Habitat Selection

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Timothy C., Almo, Stuart H.

• The Application of the Acoustic Complexity Indices (ACI) to Ecoacoustic Event Detection and Identification (EEDI) Modeling

  Citation: 57

  Authors: A., N., P., E., A.

• How Molecules Became Signs

  Citation: 56

  Authors: Terrence W.

• Ecosystems are Made of Semiosic Bonds: Consortia, Umwelten, Biophony and Ecological Codes

  Citation: 51

  Authors: Kalevi

• Umwelt Transitions: Uexküll and Environmental Change

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Morten

• The Great Chain of Semiosis. Investigating the Steps in the Evolution of Semiotic Competence

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Jesper, Frederik

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