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Biochemical Journal

Portland Press Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1929

ISSN1470-8728

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.583

H-Indexi

401

SNIPi

0.981

Total Worksi

37,817

Total Citationsi

2,055,450

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Cell Biology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1929

FrequencyTwenty Eight No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications37,817

Publisher OrgPortland Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Portland Press Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-8728

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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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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

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

232

6.4k

2019

300

7.1k

2020

241

6.7k

2021

144

3.1k

2022

122

1.8k

2023

112

927

2024

130

416

2025

110

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.

BiochemistryQ1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Cell BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchProtein Kinase Regulation and GTPase SignalingPancreatic function and diabetesMetabolism and Genetic DisordersAmino Acid Enzymes and MetabolismCellular transport and secretionMitochondrial Function and PathologyIon channel regulation and functionEnzyme Structure and FunctionMetabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Frequently asked questions about Biochemical Journal

Is Biochemical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biochemical Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Biochemical Journal?

Biochemical Journal 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 3.27.

Is Biochemical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biochemical Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Biochemical Journal?