EMBO Reports
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1962
✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Aims & Scope
EMBO Reports stands for scientific quality beyond narrow definitions of novelty and impact, with a scope that embraces the biosciences from biophysics to ecology. While the journal welcomes diverse article formats, it is renowned for its concise research reports and its influential Science & Society section. ‘Short and sweet’ research reports - a single key finding, backed up by multiple lines of experimental evidence. Comprehensive mechanistic insight is not required. EMBO Reports invites well-developed studies that either confirm or refute prominent claims in the literature, as well as null data on important, open questions in the biosciences. Science & Society: authoritative commentary examining the wider issues, challenges, and impacts at the intersection of research and society.
General Information
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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.
Subject Classification
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Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Frequently asked questions about EMBO Reports
Is EMBO Reports a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for EMBO Reports: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 EMBO Reports?
EMBO Reports 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 4.47.
Is EMBO Reports indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
EMBO Reports is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of EMBO Reports?
EMBO Reports stands for scientific quality beyond narrow definitions of novelty and impact, with a scope that embraces the biosciences from biophysics to ecology. While the journal welcomes diverse article formats, it is renowned for its concise research reports and its influential Science & Society section. ‘Short and sweet’ research reports - a single key finding, backed up by multiple lines of experimental evidence. Comprehensive mechanistic insight is not required. EMBO Reports invites well-developed studies that either confirm or refute prominent claims in the literature, as well as null
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