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Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN1470-8744

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.719

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.835

Total Worksi

3,807

Total Citationsi

70,701

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.69

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology; Bioengineering; Biomedical Engineering; Biotechnology; Drug Discovery; Medicine (miscellaneous); Process Chemistry and Technology; Molecular Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyBimonthly, 2011-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,807

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-8744

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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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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

157

2.9k

2019

214

3.6k

2020

215

4.6k

2021

140

1.6k

2022

114

869

2023

170

662

2024

209

368

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.

Applied Microbiology and BiotechnologyQ2

BioengineeringQ2

Biomedical EngineeringQ2

BiotechnologyQ2

Drug DiscoveryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ2

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Drug DiscoveryBiotechnologyBioengineeringProcess Chemistry and TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringApplied Microbiology and BiotechnologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Molecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Enzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationEnzyme Production and CharacterizationBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchProtein purification and stabilityAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Frequently asked questions about Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry

Is Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry: 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 Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry?

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry 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 1.69.

Is Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.