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Journal of Membrane Biology

Springer · United States · Est. 1836

ISSN1432-1424

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 (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?

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 61d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.87

H-Indexi

183

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.603

Total Worksi

6,449

Total Citationsi

264,294

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Membrane Biology focuses on publishing high-quality scientific research related to membrane biology, biochemistry, and biophysics. Explores the nature, structure, genesis, and functions of biological membranes, and the physics and chemistry of artificial membranes. Includes transport and secretory functions, such as natural and artificial transport carrier systems, membrane channels, diffusion, pinocytosis, and more. Welcomes work that uses modern experimental or computational methods. Encourages the publication of 'negative' results from well-performed experiments or simulations.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1836

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,449

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1432-1424

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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

712

2019

883

2020

550

2021

836

2022

202

2023

107

2024

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.

BiophysicsQ1

PhysiologyQ2

Cell BiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell BiologyPhysiology

Scopus Categories

BiophysicsPhysiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ion channel regulation and functionLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorIon Transport and Channel RegulationNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology ResearchNeuroscience and Neural EngineeringCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasErythrocyte Function and PathophysiologyPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchPancreatic function and diabetesElectrochemical Analysis and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Membrane Biology

Is Journal of Membrane Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Membrane Biology: 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 Journal of Membrane Biology?

Journal of Membrane Biology 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 1.82.

Is Journal of Membrane Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Membrane Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.