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Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1997

ISSN1093-3263eISSN1873-4243

SJR Q2✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.498

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.662

Total Worksi

4,345

Total Citationsi

95,788

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.11

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling publishes papers on the uses of computers in theoretical investigations of molecular structure, function, interaction, and design. Its scope includes all aspects of molecular modeling and computational chemistry, such as molecular shape and properties, molecular simulations, protein and polymer engineering, drug design, and materials design.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 236 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,345

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1093-3263 / 1873-4243

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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

221

3.4k

2019

263

4.4k

2020

239

3.4k

2021

229

2.6k

2022

247

2.6k

2023

178

980

2024

283

768

2025

250

102

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.

Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignQ2

Materials ChemistryQ2

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2

SpectroscopyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemical Research MethodsBiochemistry & Molecular BiologyComputer Science, Interdisciplinary ApplicationsCrystallographyMathematical & Computational Biology

Scopus Categories

SpectroscopyComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMaterials Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Computational Drug Discovery MethodsProtein Structure and DynamicsEnzyme Structure and FunctionHuman auditory perception and evaluationGraphene research and applicationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsReceptor Mechanisms and SignalingFree Radicals and Antioxidants

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Is Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling: 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 Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling?

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling 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 2.11.

Is Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.