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Journal of Molecular Biology

Academic Press · United States

ISSN0022-2836eISSN1089-8638

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.151

H-Indexi

484

SNIPi

1.131

Total Worksi

37,690

Total Citationsi

3,019,932

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biophysics; Molecular Biology; Structural Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwenty-Four No. A Year, 2013-

StatusActive

Total Publications37,690

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-2836 / 1089-8638

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

467

22k

2019

435

13k

2020

474

14k

2021

358

2022

352

5.3k

2023

352

2.9k

2024

489

2.1k

2025

257

125

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

BiophysicsQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Structural BiologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiophysicsStructural BiologyMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsProtein Structure and DynamicsEnzyme Structure and FunctionBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBacteriophages and microbial interactions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Molecular Biology

Is Journal of Molecular Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Molecular Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Molecular Biology?

Journal of Molecular Biology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 3.78.

Is Journal of Molecular Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Molecular Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Molecular Biology?