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Indian Journal of Biotechnology

National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research · India

ISSN0972-5849

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.124

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

265

Total Citationsi

3,452

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Indian Journal of Biotechnology publishes full papers, short communications, and reviews in agricultural, animal, environmental, industrial, medical, and microbial biotechnology. It also covers bioinformatics and the social, legal, and ethical aspects of biotechnology, as well as the latest developments in the biotech-industry.

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General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQUARTERLY

StatusActive

Total Publications265

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 2.5 India

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?

National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0972-5849

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

109

2012

2013

2014

137

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

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 BiotechnologyQ4

BioengineeringQ4

BiotechnologyQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBioengineeringPlant ScienceApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant tissue culture and regenerationPlant Genetic and Mutation StudiesBiofuel production and bioconversionPlant Virus Research StudiesTransgenic Plants and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Biotechnology

Is Indian Journal of Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Journal of Biotechnology: it is indexed in 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 Indian Journal of Biotechnology?

Indian Journal of Biotechnology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.124.

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

Indian Journal of Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus.