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Biochemical Society Transactions

Portland Press Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1888

ISSN1470-8752

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.818

H-Indexi

216

SNIPi

0.972

Total Worksi

31,191

Total Citationsi

476,920

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biochemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1888

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications31,191

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?

1470-8752

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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

160

6.7k

2019

233

7.7k

2020

240

6.2k

2021

159

3.5k

2022

174

3.4k

2023

209

2024

124

513

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.

BiochemistryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photosynthetic Processes and MechanismsMetabolism and Genetic DisordersRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsGlycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchMitochondrial Function and PathologyAmino Acid Enzymes and MetabolismMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchPancreatic function and diabetesBiotin and Related StudiesCellular transport and secretion

Frequently asked questions about Biochemical Society Transactions

Is Biochemical Society Transactions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Biochemical Society Transactions: 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 Society Transactions?

Biochemical Society Transactions 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 4.94.

Is Biochemical Society Transactions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Biochemical Society Transactions is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Biochemical Society Transactions?