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Biochemistry

American Chemical Society · United States · Est. 1962

ISSN1520-4995

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.175

H-Index

441

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.73

Total Works

70,989

Total Citations

3,909,282

2yr Mean Citedness

2.09

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the structure, function, and regulation of proteins and other biomolecules, including studies on post-translational modifications, enzyme mechanisms, and molecular interactions. Specific topics include microproteins, S-palmitoylation, antimicrobial peptides, bacterial capsular polysaccharides, heat shock proteins, cyclic dinucleotides, thiol redox systems, WNK kinases, carbohydrate esterases, l,d-transpeptidases, and biliverdin-binding proteins.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1962

FrequencyWeekly, <1991- >

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications70,989

Publisher OrgAmerican Chemical Society

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Chemical Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1520-4995

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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)

Enzyme Structure and FunctionDNA and Nucleic Acid ChemistryProtein Structure and DynamicsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorHemoglobin structure and functionBiochemical and Molecular ResearchPhotoreceptor and optogenetics researchGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research

Biochemistry

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