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Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso · Chile

ISSN0717-3458eISSN0717-3458

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.543

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.722

Total Worksi

1,562

Total Citationsi

40,038

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.90

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology covers core areas including animal biotechnology, biocatalysis, bioeconomy, biorefineries, environmental biotechnology, enzyme biotechnology, food biotechnology, marine biotechnology, medical biotechnology, microbial biotechnology, molecular biology and genetics, and plant biotechnology. It also publishes research on process biotechnology, biofilms, bioinformatics, biomedicine, biopolicies, biosafety, biotechnology industry, biotechnology of human disorders, chemical engineering, nanobiotechnology, omics, process chemistry and technology, and tissue engineering. The journal is interested in articles that bridge biotechnology with medical sciences and computational tools.

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General Information

Country / RegionChile

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyThree No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,562

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0717-3458 / 0717-3458

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

1.3k

2019

1.1k

2020

883

2021

507

2022

324

2023

196

2024

100

2025

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ3

BiotechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationPlant tissue culture and regeneration

Frequently asked questions about Electronic Journal of Biotechnology

Is Electronic Journal of Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Electronic Journal of Biotechnology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Electronic Journal of Biotechnology?

Electronic Journal of 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 2.90.

Is Electronic Journal of Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Electronic Journal of Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.