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Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0965-1748eISSN1879-0240

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.955

H-Indexi

162

SNIPi

1.21

Total Worksi

4,617

Total Citationsi

198,811

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology publishes original contributions and mini-reviews in the fields of insect biochemistry and insect molecular biology. Main areas of interest include neurochemistry, hormone and pheromone biochemistry, enzymes and metabolism, hormone action, and gene regulation.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <2003->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,617

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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6/11 · 55%

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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?

0965-1748 / 1879-0240

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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

138

4.9k

2019

130

3.5k

2020

106

2.2k

2021

114

1.6k

2022

1.2k

2023

104

661

2024

156

416

2025

139

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.

Insect ScienceQ1

BiochemistryQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyEntomology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryInsect ScienceMolecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchInsect Resistance and GeneticsInsect and Pesticide ResearchInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorInvertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Is Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Insect Biochemistry and 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 Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology?

Insect Biochemistry and 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 2.46.

Is Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.