Systematics and Biodiversity

Aims & Scope

Systematics and Biodiversity is devoted to whole-organism biology.

It is a quarterly, international, peer-reviewed, life science journal, without page charges, which is published by Taylor & Francis for The Natural History Museum, London.

The criterion for publication is scientific merit.

Systematics and Biodiversity documents the diversity of organisms in all natural phyla, through taxonomic papers that have a broad context (not single species descriptions), while also addressing topical issues relating to biological collections, and the principles of systematics.

It particularly emphasises the importance and multi-disciplinary significance of systematics, with contributions which address the implications of other fields for systematics, or which advance our understanding of other fields through taxonomic knowledge, especially in relation to the nature, origins, and conservation of biodiversity, at all taxonomic levels.

The journal does not publish single species descriptions, monographs or applied research nor alpha species descriptions.

Taxonomic manuscripts must include modern methods such as cladistics or phylogenetic analysis.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2
2024	1.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.640

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	53

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9031

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	287

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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.

• The phylogenetic distribution of resupinate forms across the major clades of mushroom‐forming fungi (Homobasidiomycetes)

  Citation: 304

  Authors: Manfred, David S., Karl‐Henrik, Ellen, Ewald, Gitta

• A quantitative review of the lifestyle, habitat and trophic diversity of dinoflagellates (Dinoflagellata, Alveolata)

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Fernando

• Problems with DNA barcodes for species delimitation: ‘Ten species’ of<i>Astraptes fulgerator</i>reassessed (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Andrew V.Z.

• Third generation sequencing: technology and its potential impact on evolutionary biodiversity research

  Citation: 155

  Authors: Christoph

• Mapping the biosphere: exploring species to understand the origin, organization and sustainability of biodiversity

  Citation: 150

  Authors: Q. D., S., D. W., J., S. D., B. M., G. G., J. L., M. R., A., M. J., V., E. M., C. H., P., S. J., R. P., A. L., J., W., D. L., T. E., H., J. S., S., M. J., L. M., N. I., H., P. H., M. A., A. G., S., A., N., J., R. L., E. O., J. B.

• Unveiling cryptic species of the bumblebee subgenus<i>Bombus s. str.</i>worldwide with COI barcodes (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Paul H., Mark J.F., James C., Jiandong, Dave, A. Murat, Lincoln R., Alexandr M., Björn, Robert, Jiaxing, Masao, Alireza, Rifat H., Paul, Cory S., Peter, Zenghua

• Multiple nuclear genes stabilize the phylogenetic backbone of the genus<i>Quercus</i>

  Citation: 123

  Authors: François, Guido W., Emmanuelle, Vincent, Alain, Antoine

• Phylogeny of Gobiidae and identification of gobiid lineages

  Citation: 123

  Authors: CHRISTINE E., DAWN M.

• Perspectives: Cryptic species diversity should not be trivialised

  Citation: 122

  Authors: Peter, Cene

• Probing marine<i>Gammarus</i>(Amphipoda) taxonomy with DNA barcodes

  Citation: 112

  Authors: F. O., C. M., D. H., N. M., J.

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