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Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0960-0760eISSN1879-1220

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

0.729

H-Index

188

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.765

Total Works

8,425

Total Citations

303,583

2yr Mean Citedness

2.58

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is devoted to experimental and theoretical developments in areas related to steroids, sterols, hopanoids, vitamin D, and lipids. The journal covers functional analyses of signal transduction pathways, impact on molecular biology, steroid-related tools, synthesis and analysis methods, and reference data. It also publishes studies on steroid signal transduction pathways, functional annotation of genes, kinetics of metabolic pathways, and the creation of resources for metabolomics and systems biology analyses.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 162 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,425

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0960-0760 / 1879-1220

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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

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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.

BiochemistryQ2

Clinical BiochemistryQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

EndocrinologyQ3

Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ3

Molecular BiologyQ3

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyEndocrinology & Metabolism

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryClinical BiochemistryEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismEndocrinologyMolecular MedicineMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Estrogen and related hormone effectsVitamin D Research StudiesHormonal and reproductive studiesHormonal Regulation and HypertensionPharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism