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Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0268-2575eISSN1097-4660

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.56

H-Indexi

162

SNIPi

0.592

Total Worksi

11,067

Total Citationsi

256,577

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Engineering, Chemical; Engineering, Environmental; Biotechnology; Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous); Fuel Technology; Inorganic Chemistry; Organic Chemistry; Pollution; Waste Management and Disposal; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications11,067

Publisher OrgWiley

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0268-2575 / 1097-4660

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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?

English

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

421

8.1k

2019

344

6.8k

2020

377

6.1k

2021

296

2.7k

2022

286

2023

237

1.4k

2024

265

600

2025

144

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.

BiotechnologyQ2

Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Q2

Fuel TechnologyQ2

Inorganic ChemistryQ2

Organic ChemistryQ2

PollutionQ2

Waste Management and DisposalQ2

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyChemistry, MultidisciplinaryEngineering, ChemicalEngineering, Environmental

Scopus Categories

Waste Management and DisposalBiotechnologyOrganic ChemistryFuel TechnologyChemical Engineering (miscellaneous)Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPollutionInorganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Is Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology: 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 Chemical Technology and Biotechnology?

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 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 2.63.

Is Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.