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Journal of Commercial Biotechnology

· Australia · Est. 1969

ISSN1462-8732
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.178
H-Indexi
25
SNIPi
0.328
Total Worksi
1,429
Total Citationsi
4,930
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is a definitive international quarterly publication for life sciences business professionals. The Journal is designed specifically for those professionals who need to enhance their knowledge of business strategy and management, improve and advance their product development, or those who want to keep up-to-date with current issues and industry trends. Our focus is on the life science industries, e.g. biopharma (biotechnology & pharmaceuticals, MedTech and digital health; and on food and agricultural products and services to improve organisms. Each issue publishes peer-reviewed, authoritative, cutting-edge articles and perspectives (“Biotechnology Industry Perspectives”; and ”Bioentrepreneurship University Insights”) written by the leading practitioners and researchers in the field. We publish both submitted and solicited articles (including special editions), addressing topics such as: Management, Leadership, and collaborative teams Commercialization, Marketing, and Innovation strategies and best practices Entrepreneurship, including education Policy Finance & transactions associated with founding, building, partnering and exiting Law, Intellectual Property, Regulation, Reimbursement Bioethics The Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is a unique forum for all those involved in life sciences commercialization to present, share, and explore new ideas, latest thinking and best practices, making it an indispensable guide for those developing projects and careers within this fast-moving and diverse field.

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1969
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2023)
Total Publications1,429
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
N/A
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1462-8732
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
22
55
2016
31
68
2017
31
61
2018
31
46
2019
23
61
2020
44
122
2021
126
235
2022
32
81
2023

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.

BiotechnologyQ4
Economics and EconometricsQ4
Management of Technology and InnovationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyManagement of Technology and InnovationEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biotechnology and Related FieldsBiomedical and Engineering EducationBiomedical Ethics and RegulationIntellectual Property and PatentsPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyInnovation Policy and R&DPrivate Equity and Venture CapitalScience, Research, and MedicineEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesGenetically Modified Organisms Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Commercial Biotechnology

Is Journal of Commercial Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Commercial Biotechnology: it is indexed in 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 Commercial Biotechnology?

Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.178.

Is Journal of Commercial Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Commercial Biotechnology?

The Journal of Commercial Biotechnology is a definitive international quarterly publication for life sciences business professionals. The Journal is designed specifically for those professionals who need to enhance their knowledge of business strategy and management, improve and advance their product development, or those who want to keep up-to-date with current issues and industry trends. Our focus is on the life science industries, e.g. biopharma (biotechnology & pharmaceuticals, MedTech and digital health; and on food and agricultural products and services to improve organisms. Each issue p

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref