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Metabolic Engineering

Academic Press Inc. · United States · Est. 1976

ISSN1096-7176eISSN1096-7184

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.771

H-Index

180

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SNIP

1.582

Total Works

2,639

Total Citations

166,784

2yr Mean Citedness

6.54

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the engineering of metabolic pathways in various organisms, including fungi, plants, and microbes, to produce valuable compounds such as biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals. Research involves modifying enzymes, reconstructing biosynthetic gene clusters, and optimizing cellular metabolism for enhanced production yields and novel compound synthesis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 144 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,639

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

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?

1096-7176 / 1096-7184

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ1

BioengineeringQ1

BiotechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBioengineeringApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationPlant biochemistry and biosynthesisViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyMicrobial Natural Products and BiosynthesisGene Regulatory Network AnalysisFungal and yeast genetics researchCRISPR and Genetic Engineering