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International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1911

ISSN1422-0067

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total75

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2024-10-23). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ 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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.316

H-Indexi

410

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.177

Total Worksi

110,220

Total Citationsi

2,969,453

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Catalysis; Computer Science Applications; Inorganic Chemistry; Medicine (miscellaneous); Organic Chemistry; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry; Spectroscopy; Molecular Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1911

Frequency24 Issues Per Year, 2019-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications110,220

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1422-0067

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

6.5k

358k

2019

9.9k

439k

2020

14k

463k

2021

16k

380k

2022

17k

290k

2023

13k

141k

2024

12k

46k

2025

5.5k

1.9k

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.

CatalysisQ1

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Inorganic ChemistryQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Organic ChemistryQ1

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ1

SpectroscopyQ1

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyChemistry, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Inorganic ChemistryCatalysisMolecular BiologySpectroscopyComputer Science ApplicationsPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryOrganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

MicroRNA in disease regulationPlant Molecular Biology ResearchCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA modifications and cancerPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceEpigenetics and DNA MethylationExtracellular vesicles in diseasePhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsAdipose Tissue and MetabolismRNA Research and Splicing

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Is International Journal of Molecular Sciences a predatory journal?

International Journal of Molecular Sciences was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2024-10-23). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Molecular Sciences?

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 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 5.28.

Is International Journal of Molecular Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Molecular Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.