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Biological Trace Element Research is a central forum for interdisciplinary research on the biological, environmental, and biomedical roles of trace elements.

  • Publishes human and animal nutritional studies devoted to fundamental chemistry and biochemistry.
  • Covers relevant aspects of preventive medicine, epidemiology, clinical chemistry, agriculture, endocrinology, animal science and more.
  • Authors have the choice to publish using either the traditional publishing route or immediate gold Open Access.
  • There are no publication charges except for special services.
  • It offers color art free of charge for print and online publication.

Co-Editors-in-Chief
  • John B. Vincent,
  • Forrest H. Nielsen,
  • Wen-Hsing Cheng
Impact factor
3.9 (2022)
5 year impact factor
3.8 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
2 days
Downloads
989,804 (2023)

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  • Editorial Excellence

    Congratulations to the Co-Editors Editorial Excellence badgein Chief Forrest H. Nielsen and John B. Vincent!

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
1559-0720
Print ISSN
0163-4984
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. AGRICOLA
  2. Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  3. BFI List
  4. BIOSIS
  5. Baidu
  6. Biological Abstracts
  7. CAB Abstracts
  8. CLOCKSS
  9. CNKI
  10. CNPIEC
  11. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  12. Current Contents/Life Sciences
  13. Dimensions
  14. EBSCO
  15. EMBASE
  16. EMBiology
  17. Google Scholar
  18. IFIS Publishing
  19. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  20. Medline
  21. Meta
  22. Naver
  23. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  24. Pathway Studio
  25. Portico
  26. ProQuest
  27. Reaxys
  28. SCImago
  29. SCOPUS
  30. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  31. TD Net Discovery Service
  32. UGC-CARE List (India)
  33. Wanfang
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