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IUBMB Life

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1965

ISSN1521-6543eISSN1521-6551

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

1.144

H-Index

156

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.838

Total Works

5,481

Total Citations

148,652

2yr Mean Citedness

2.13

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

IUBMB Life publishes research in biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, and molecular medicine. Recent articles focus on molecular mechanisms in diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, and viral infections. Studies investigate the roles of microRNAs, gene expression, and cellular processes in disease pathogenesis and potential therapeutic interventions.

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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 Published1965

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,481

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1521-6543 / 1521-6551

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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

Clinical BiochemistryQ1

Cell BiologyQ2

GeneticsQ2

Molecular BiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyCell Biology

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiochemistryClinical BiochemistryMolecular BiologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mitochondrial Function and PathologyRNA modifications and cancerRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsPhotosynthetic Processes and MechanismsCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationBiotin and Related StudiesRNA Research and SplicingHemoglobin structure and functionMetabolism and Genetic Disorders