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Methods

Academic Press Inc. · United States

ISSN1046-2023eISSN1095-9130

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.818

H-Indexi

203

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.967

Total Worksi

6,031

Total Citationsi

445,087

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemical Research Methods; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEighteen Issues A Year, 2019-

StatusActive

Total Publications6,031

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Academic Press Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1046-2023 / 1095-9130

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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

Citations received

254

7.9k

2019

170

5.9k

2020

186

4.7k

2021

152

2.1k

2022

135

1.2k

2023

189

1.2k

2024

186

404

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Molecular BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Molecular Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA modifications and cancerRNA Research and SplicingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

Frequently asked questions about Methods

Is Methods a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Methods: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Methods?

Methods 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 3.18.

Is Methods indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Methods is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Methods?