The evaluation of graduation courses in Brazil is done by CAPES and its result (Qualis CAPES) is based in several parameters, including impact factor (IF), which is used to classify periodicals according to the ranking below (2013-2016) for the biotechnology area.

A1 = IF ≥ 4,0
A2 = IF ≥ 3,0 e < 4,0
B1 = IF ≥ 2,0 e < 3,0
B2 = IF ≥ 1,2 e < 2,0
B3 = IF ≥ 0,6 e < 1,2
B4 = IF ≥ 0,0 e < 0,6 + Scielo
B5 = Indexed, but having no IF or “cites per doc”

C = Journals without good editorial practices, using the data of COPE (publicationethics.org), and/or don't attend the requiremnts for A1 to B5 classification.

Qualis Biotechnology 2013-2016 (Portuguese)