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Industrial Biotechnology

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1550-9087eISSN1931-8421

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.29

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.311

Total Worksi

1,404

Total Citationsi

14,439

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.94

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology; Biotechnology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,404

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1550-9087 / 1931-8421

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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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

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

102

727

2019

404

2020

432

2021

181

2022

2023

139

2024

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.

BiotechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Biotechnology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Biofuel production and bioconversionBioeconomy and Sustainability DevelopmentBiotechnology and Related FieldsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationEnzyme Production and CharacterizationAlgal biology and biofuel productionGenetically Modified Organisms ResearchHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Industrial Biotechnology

Is Industrial Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Industrial Biotechnology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Industrial Biotechnology?

Industrial Biotechnology 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 0.94.

Is Industrial Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Industrial Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Industrial Biotechnology?