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Annual Review of Biochemistry

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 1913

ISSN1545-4509

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

9.52

H-Index

539

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

3.767

Total Works

3,262

Total Citations

959,552

2yr Mean Citedness

17.52

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Aims & Scope

The Annual Review of Biochemistry sets the standard for review articles in biological chemistry and molecular biology. Since its inception, these volumes have served as an indispensable resource for both the practicing biochemist and students of biochemistry.

⚡ 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 Published1913

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,262

Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseSubscribe to Open (S2O)

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Annual Reviews Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1545-4509

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Hippo pathway signaling and YAP/TAZBiotechnology and Related FieldsRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsPhytochemical and Pharmacological StudiesLipid metabolism and biosynthesisRNA Research and SplicingRNA modifications and cancerScience, Research, and MedicineDNA Repair MechanismsBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology