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Annual Review of Biochemistry

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 1913

ISSN1545-4509

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

11.213

H-Indexi

539

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

3.767

Total Worksi

3,262

Total Citationsi

959,552

2yr Mean Citednessi

17.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

Citations received

8.4k

2019

4.7k

2020

2.7k

2021

2.6k

2022

1.6k

2023

1.1k

2024

335

2025

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

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

Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Biochemistry

Is Annual Review of Biochemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annual Review of Biochemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Biochemistry?

Annual Review of Biochemistry 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 17.52.

Is Annual Review of Biochemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annual Review of Biochemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.