About the journal
Biological Control is an open-access journal published by Elsevier in United States, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,460 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 15 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 1049-9644 · 1090-2112
- Country
- United States
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,460 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 506
- Declared review time
- 15 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/biological-control
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2024-08-22
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 3,460 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 15 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
506
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
15weeks
Works in OpenAlex
5810
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
156
i10-index
4164
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2026-04-27
- Added to DOAJ
- 2024-08-22
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 93%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 49%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 9885147
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control
Show all subjects (50)
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Weed Control and Herbicide Applications
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Hemiptera Insect Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
- Plant Virus Research Studies
Keywords (DOAJ)
- biological pest control
- entomology
- plant pathology
- nematology
- weed science
- natural compounds
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