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American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Science Publications · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1553-3468
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-22). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.158
H-Indexi
49
SNIPi
0.098
Total Worksi
845
Total Citationsi
10,476
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.27
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary Language
1st Year Published2005
Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications845
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2014
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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

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Science Publications
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1553-3468
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
27
107
2019
63
189
2020
52
124
2021
48
92
2022
40
36
2023
40
34
2024
60
11
2025
37
1
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.

BiochemistryQ4
BiotechnologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyBiochemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationEnzyme Catalysis and ImmobilizationBiofuel production and bioconversionEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityPhytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesPlant tissue culture and regenerationPolysaccharides and Plant Cell WallsFungal Biology and Applications

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Is American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology a predatory journal?

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-22). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology?

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.158.

Is American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology?

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref