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Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Springer · United States

ISSN0273-2289eISSN1559-0291

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.659

H-Index

168

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.838

Total Works

11,358

Total Citations

290,664

2yr Mean Citedness

2.48

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology is a journal dedicated to publishing innovative papers in biochemistry and biotechnology. Includes reports of technological subjects in the proof-of-concept stage. Provides a forum for case studies, reviews, news items, 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. The journal offers color art free of charge for print and online publication.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 389 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications11,358

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0273-2289 / 1559-0291

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2

BioengineeringQ2

BiotechnologyQ2

Environmental EngineeringQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

BiochemistryQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryBiotechnologyBioengineeringEnvironmental EngineeringApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationEnzyme Production and CharacterizationMicrobial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology