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Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Springer Nature · Switzerland · Est. 1981

ISSN1474-9092

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.636

H-Indexi

136

SNIPi

0.779

Total Worksi

5,214

Total Citationsi

141,287

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biophysics; Chemistry, Physical; Radiation; Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

Annual Volume~ 159 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,214

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Nature

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1474-9092

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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

269

6.2k

2019

193

3.4k

2020

143

2.3k

2021

215

2.7k

2022

159

2.2k

2023

160

900

2024

158

425

2025

147

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.

RadiationQ1

BiophysicsQ2

Physical and Theoretical ChemistryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyBiophysicsChemistry, Physical

Scopus Categories

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Photodynamic Therapy Research StudiesPhotochemistry and Electron Transfer StudiesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchSkin Protection and AgingLuminescence and Fluorescent MaterialsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences

Is Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences: 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 Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences?

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences 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 2.57.

Is Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences?