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Molecular Therapy

Cell Press · United States · Est. 2000

ISSN1525-0024

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

4.008

H-Index

256

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.82

Total Works

22,728

Total Citations

459,750

2yr Mean Citedness

5.50

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Molecular Therapy is a peer-reviewed journal focused on advances in molecular therapies. It publishes research on the development of molecular and cellular therapeutics to correct genetic and acquired diseases, including gene transfer, vector development and design, stem cell manipulation, and gene-, peptide-, protein-, oligonucleotide-, and cell-based therapeutics.

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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 Published2000

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications22,728

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Cell Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1525-0024

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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.

Drug DiscoveryQ1

GeneticsQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Molecular BiologyQ1

Molecular MedicineQ1

PharmacologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyGenetics & HeredityMedicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicineMolecular BiologyPharmacologyGeneticsDrug DiscoveryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Virus-based gene therapy researchRNA Interference and Gene DeliveryCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsCAR-T cell therapy researchCancer Research and TreatmentsImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesAnimal Genetics and ReproductionMuscle Physiology and Disorders