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Journal of Lipid Research

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc. · United States

ISSN1539-7262

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

1.668

H-Indexi

322

SNIPi

1.202

Total Worksi

13,178

Total Citationsi

877,657

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biochemistry; Cell Biology; Endocrinology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications13,178

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1539-7262

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

212

7.8k

2019

191

6.9k

2020

131

4.5k

2021

147

2.4k

2022

148

2.1k

2023

228

1.9k

2024

214

715

2025

140

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

Cell BiologyQ1

EndocrinologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryEndocrinologyCell Biology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cholesterol and Lipid MetabolismLipid metabolism and biosynthesisPeroxisome Proliferator-Activated ReceptorsDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsFatty Acid Research and HealthDrug Transport and Resistance MechanismsLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthAdipose Tissue and MetabolismCancer, Lipids, and MetabolismLipid metabolism and disorders

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Lipid Research

Is Journal of Lipid Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Lipid Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Lipid Research?

Journal of Lipid Research 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 3.55.

Is Journal of Lipid Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Lipid Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Lipid Research?