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MolBank

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2002

ISSN1422-8599eISSN1422-8599

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.142

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.136

Total Worksi

1,893

Total Citationsi

2,973

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Chemistry, Organic; Biochemistry; Organic Chemistry; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 193 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,893

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2001

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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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

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Is the ISSN verified?

1422-8599 / 1422-8599

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

178

2019

158

2020

135

397

2021

225

416

2022

219

258

2023

189

132

2024

171

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.

BiochemistryQ4

Organic ChemistryQ4

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Organic

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryOrganic Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Synthesis and biological activitySynthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic CompoundsSynthesis and Biological EvaluationChemical Synthesis and AnalysisSynthesis of Organic CompoundsMulticomponent Synthesis of HeterocyclesMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesCrystal structures of chemical compoundsSynthesis and Reactions of Organic CompoundsPhenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities

Frequently asked questions about MolBank

Is MolBank a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for MolBank: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of MolBank?

MolBank 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 0.38.

Is MolBank indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

MolBank is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of MolBank?