Modeling and Simulation Analysis of Journal Impact Factor Dynamics Based on Submission and Citation Rules

Table 3

Average JIF, average review time, and average number of references for 40 biology journals.

No.	Journal title	Quantile	Average JIF (2009–2019)	Average review time (months)	Average number of references
1	Nature Reviews Genetics	Q1	41.47	4.3	55
2	Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology	Q1	35.61	4.6	52
3	Nature Reviews Microbiology	Q1	31.85	4.4	54
4	Cell	Q1	31.40	3.9	62
5	Nature Genetics	Q1	27.13	4.4	56
6	Nature Methods	Q1	26.92	5.1	49
7	Cell Stem Cell	Q1	23.29	4.6	52
8	Cell Metabolism	Q1	20.57	5.8	55
9	Nature Cell Biology	Q1	19.06	4.1	58
10	Trends in Cell Biology	Q1	18.56	4.0	61
11	Current Opinion in Chemical Biology	Q2	7.57	5.7	52
12	Current Opinion in Plant Biology	Q2	7.35	4.9	52
13	Current Opinion in Structural Biology	Q2	7.18	6.2	53
14	Redox Biology	Q2	7.13	5.8	44
15	Molecular Ecology Resources	Q2	7.06	5.6	50
16	Annual Review of Animal Biosciences	Q2	6.78	7.1	46
17	Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences	Q2	6.72	7.0	42
18	Current Opinion in Microbiology	Q2	6.71	5.9	44
19	Protein & Cell	Q2	6.23	7.2	46
20	Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences	Q2	6.61	6.6	44
21	Current Opinion in Insect Science	Q3	4.17	5.9	43
22	Harmful Algae	Q3	4.14	6.2	51
23	Fungal Biology Reviews	Q3	3.97	7.1	39
24	Journal of Biology Rhythms	Q3	3.91	6.9	48
25	Phytochemistry Review	Q3	3.88	7.4	40
26	Freshwater Biology	Q3	3.77	7.4	45
27	Cell Calcium	Q3	3.72	6.8	42
28	Glycobiology	Q3	3.66	6.2	41
29	Journal of Systematics and Evolution	Q3	3.66	7.5	40
30	Frontier in Zoology	Q3	3.63	7.4	41
31	Connective Tissue Research	Q4	2.07	7.3	42
32	Botanical Review	Q4	2.50	7.8	39
33	EXCLI Journal	Q4	2.42	7.0	41
34	Animal Health Research Reviews	Q4	2.41	7.3	45
35	Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins	Q4	2.35	7.7	40
36	Biological Research	Q4	2.36	6.8	41
37	Journal of Microbiology	Q4	2.32	7.4	38
38	Endangered Species Research	Q4	2.31	8.1	39
39	International Review of Hydrobiology	Q4	2.28	7.8	41
40	Bryologist	Q4	2.26	7.3	38